What Women Want: Listen with Your Heart
1. Make and keep eye contact. Few things assure your loved one that you are listening closely more than making eye contact. Without making it seem like you are staring through her, lock your eyes on hers and listen to what she has to say.
2. Cease all other activity. When your loved one wants to talk to you-when she... >Read More
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Beginning Again
Have you ever wanted to start life over again? I did. This is my story.
I'm the third of four children. From all outward aspects, we were the average suburban family, living outside a large city in eastern Canada. But we were not a perfect family - we had our "hidden secrets," and our "we don't ever talk about that"... >Read More
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Gift-Giving Strategies for Growing Families
Every year, with weddings and new babies, our family seems to grow by at least one. Now, with in-laws, nieces and nephews, my Christmas list has swelled to 18 "immediate" family members. Since we live hundreds of miles away from one another, not only does exchanging gifts mean shopping and wrapping, but also mailing all the parcels. Kinda makes... >Read More
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Heart Problems: A Dad Shaped Hole
Not every girl gets to be Daddy's little girl. Many are missing the father-daughter relationship that is so essential for any child to have. The following excerpt is from H. Norman Wright's A Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart. Dads, see for yourself and learn how to help heal that 'dad-shaped hole' in your daughter's heart. Daughters or even sons,... >Read More
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Intimacy, Sex & Scandals
The headlines proclaimed the potential fall of another celebrity. The scandal began with a car crash in the middle of the night. Shortly after, photos of a mistress surfaced and we all heard a voicemail recording threaten to tear another family apart. Tiger Woods, who has spent his career sporting a squeaky clean image now is cloaked with scandal.
These...... >Read More
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First Aid for Bruised Hearts - Talk to a mentor
“What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner famously asked. For many of us, love – the joy of it, the lack of it, or the confusion that comes with it – is both what gets us up in the morning and what keeps us up at night.
If you have a question about love, relationships, or marriage you’re... >Read More
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Do You Trust Him?
It's easy to fall in love with a man you don't trust, but it's hard to live with him. Real, lasting relationships are built on trust. Trust is foundational because it creates a safe environment for intimacy to grow. If your relationship is going to work you need to be able to trust your partner with your past, your... >Read More
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He Doesn’t Want Sex
Guys are supposed to be crazy about sex, right? So what do... >more
Spicy Sex
At 16, I had been kissed, but never reciprocated. When I finally... >more
What Do You Fear?
