No Going Back
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After many years away, I was visiting my hometown, Ocean Gate, New Jersey. For a long time I had wished I could go back – perhaps because of all the wonderful memories I cherished.
Parking my car near the deserted yacht club and boardwalk, I... >Read More
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Allowing Kids to Fail
Every now and then, an idea explodes through our collective consciences, challenging our notions about how life works. It happened in the fifteenth century when Galileo argued that the earth was round. It happened in the eighteenth century when upstarts in North America decided they wanted to govern themselves. And I hope, for some of you parents,...... >Read More
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Surviving Bullying
Ten years ago, the term "cyberbullying" was virtually unknown. But as social networking became more and more pervasive online, acts of bullying online have also increased. The Cyberbullying Research Center claims that at least one in five kids has been cyberbullied online, although that number is likely much higher since kids are often unlikely to...... >Read More
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A New Family: Learning to Love my In Laws
There is often truth to some to the things we joke about. I have heard lots of jokes about in-laws and how awful they can be, but I never thought I would be the one to experience anything like that!
When I first got married I didn’t know much about my husband’s family. I knew a little, but my concern was... >Read More
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Hold on To Your Heart
Recently my daughter turned sixteen. Sweet sixteen, wow I cannot believe it. We are celebrating with her as she meets this milestone birthday. Two significant things mark today as special for her. She will go to the driver’s license department and officially start learning to drive. This signifies independence and maturity. The ability... >Read More
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Be the Pride of your Children
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"Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it" (Proverbs 22:6, NLT).
Billy Graham embodies a prolific life as an evangelist, speaker and author. God has used him in powerful ways, and... >Read More
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What Do I Base my Self-worth On?
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Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT.
"Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans and turn their hearts away from the LORD....But blessed are those who trust in the LORD, and have made the... >Read More
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Courageous
I was invited to see Courageous as a preview. I was looking... >more
Hope for Adult Children of Divorce
According to a recent report from the Family Research Council, 55 percent... >more
What Do You Fear?
