Did you realize that the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the time spouses and family members are most ignored? Why? We get so busy doing things for our families that we don't take the time to spend with them. So take a few moments and express your devotion to each other. Are you mutually devoted? Then declare it! There... >Read More

Tags: Christmas, Claudia Arp, commitment, communication, David Arp, Family, forgiveness, healthy marriage, intimacy, marriage, Men, priorities, protecting your marriage, sex and love, Thanksgiving, values, Women, women and men

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You changed your relationship status to “engaged.”  You posted status updates and pictures about every detail leading up to, during, and after popping the big question. You have filled news feeds with notices of each and every one of 136 different wedding-related Facebook pages you now like. We get it, you’re tying the knot! Want some...... >Read More

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How's your love life? If you have questions and you're not sure who to ask, talk to a mentor. I have discovered a stark contrast between what each sex thinks the opposite sex wants from them, and what the opposite sex really does want. What women think men want from them causes women to have resentment and anger toward men, and... >Read More

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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

Tags: better parenting, childhood, dad, dads, daughter, Family, Father, LIFE, loss, Men, norman wright, parenting, parenting essentials, priorities, relationships, self-esteem, values, Women

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It's hard for me to forget about dinner. My thirteen year-old daughter, Alyssa, poses the same question daily. "What are we having for dinner?" she asks, usually in the early afternoon. Her inquiry makes me think, because I can tell that the answer is important to her. After I tell her what's on the evening menu, she goes about... >Read More

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I slipped into his room late one evening as I arrived home from work so that I could give him a goodnight snuggle and a kiss, only to find him wide awake. "Hey Dad, it's Wednesday!" my 12-year-old said. "Tonight was our date night, Dad! You forgot!" Somewhere between the deadlines and the meetings and the to-do list, I'd forgotten... >Read More

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Sometimes it feels like my husband and I are more like roommates than lovers. We still get along fine, but the sizzle has disappeared from our relationship. How do we get out of this rut? Advice: Donalyn: Well first of all, we've been there a number of times. The worst of these periods of disconnection was dissimilar to what you have... >Read More

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