Social Media and You
Facebook has dominated our world! In 2010, it surged to half-a-billion users, became the year’s most popular website, got Oscar buzz for the widely-acclaimed movie, The Social Network, and its founder was declared Time Magazine's Person of the Year. With social media becoming part of the the mainstream in business, advertising, social causes,...... >Read More
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Jason & Kelli Krafsky,
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protecting your marriage,
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New Year's Resolution Action Plan
Creating a new year's resolution can be a great idea, especially if you are resolving to get healthier (weight loss and exercise are the top resolutions made). But if you don't have an action plan it may be doomed before it ever gets started. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals who make a new year's resolution end up breaking it.... >Read More
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family issues,
family values,
fitness,
health,
LIFE,
lynn bode,
Men,
new year's,
priorities,
Women
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Breakthrough This New Year
Are the people in your house about to embark on another set of New Year's resolutions? Encourage your loved ones towards the goal. If you're feeling stuck, here are a few simple, deliberate steps that can help propel you from vision into action.
1. Commit. You might take a step or two in the right direction, but until you are... >Read More
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healthy marriage,
LIFE,
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priorities,
purpose,
Women
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Home for Christmas
Are you lonely this Christmas? Come talk to a mentor.
In 1962 I was preaching in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was single and it was Christmas time. I was heading home to Michigan to enjoy the holidays with my family.
It was an extremely cold day and it was snowing. The wind was howling out of the north, blowing thick clouds of... >Read More
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becoming a christian,
Christmas,
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faith,
faith & spirituality,
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holiday,
John William Smith,
Men,
prayer,
priorities,
purpose,
spirituality,
Women
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10 Tips for a Less Stressful Holiday
Does your Christmas spirit get lost in the frenzy this time of year? Is your household so hectic during December that it could drive even Bob Cratchit to tear out his hair? Well, you might as well face the fact that not even the Grinch can stop Christmas from coming; so we must learn strategies for surviving the holidays with... >Read More
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character development,
Christmas,
Culture,
Family,
family values,
healthy marriage,
marriage,
Marsha Jordan,
Men,
parenting essentials,
priorities,
stress,
Women
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Holiday Eating: Cast Away the Guilt, Keep the Taste
As a nutritionist, I surprise people with my motto: if you're going to indulge, then do it right (have the full-fat version) and really enjoy it! I believe healthy eating includes food high in cream, butter, sugar or salt....just not every day and not every meal. It gets a little trickier during the holiday season with parties, potlucks and... >Read More
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anita romaniw,
Christmas,
Culture,
family values,
health,
healthy eating,
Men,
priorities,
recipes,
Women
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Keeping December 1st Sacred
In our family December 1st is one of the most sacred days of the year. Come rain, snow, sleet or hail nothing can stop this day so sacred (Ya, I know, it doesn’t rhyme but you try rhyming with ‘sacred’). On this day of days I enter the crawl space and haul plastic tote after plastic tote up the... >Read More
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LIFE,
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newlywed,
parenting,
priorities,
remarriage,
traditions,
Women
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A Peculiar Mom
“I’m peculiar.”
If she said it once, she said it a million times.... >more
3 Critical Tools for Paying Off Debt
This is the time of year when many people look at their... >more
What Do You Fear?
