Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Bah Humbug. For many people, Christmas is the saddest time of year. In a culture that is obsessed with all things Christmas, it is easy to feel like an alien when our thoughts and feelings are anything but merry. Whether your pain stems from lost loved ones, unfulfilled hopes, shattered dreams or personal...... >Read More

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Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Bah Humbug. For many people, Christmas is the saddest time of year. In a culture that is obsessed with all things Christmas, it is easy to feel like an alien when our thoughts and feelings are anything but merry. Whether your pain stems from lost loved ones, unfulfilled hopes, shattered dreams or personal failures,...... >Read More

Tags: Christie Hoos, Christmas, Family, Glen Hoos, loss, Men, singles, Women

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Nothing defines a family more than how it celebrates together. Family traditions promote stability and create deep roots. They bind together the hearts of husbands and wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandchildren, linking generations in a way that little else can. Traditions are a significant constant in an ever-changing...... >Read More

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Forgive and forget. It’s a well-worn cliché - one that is easier to say than to practice. If you’re married, you’ve been there. Your spouse has said or done something that has wounded you. It may be something small, or it may be a major betrayal. Either way, your pride screams at you to take revenge. If you don’t strike... >Read More

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You swear it will never happen: you will not become one of those couples who lets the fires of romance burn out as soon as children come on the scene. You know the ones – with puke stains on their T-shirts and bags under their eyes, they seem to have little in common other than an obsession with telling... >Read More

Tags: baby, better parenting, Christie Hoos, commitment, communication, FamilyLife Favs, friendship, Glen Hoos, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, intimacy, marriage, parenting, priorities, protecting your marriage, rekindling romance, romance&sex, sex and love, toddler, women and men

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You may have heard it said on occasion that nothing can suck the passion out of a relationship faster than marriage. It's a sad commentary on society's views on sex within marriage. Does it have to be like this? Is it possible to enjoy 50-plus years of great sex with the same person? Well, it must be, because study after... >Read More

Tags: commitment, Dr. Dave Currie, experiencing sexual intimacy, FamilyLife Favs, Glen Hoos, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, marriage, Men, Romance & Sex, romance intimacy, romance&sex, sex and love, sexual intimacy, Women, women and men

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Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Let's be honest: there are a lot of sad things that can happen to kids these days: As babies, they could stop breathing in their sleep, fail to thrive, get strangled by their soother strap, get stepped on, or get dropped. As toddlers, they could swallow a small toy, pull furniture down on... >Read More

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