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

Tags: character development, Christmas, Culture, Family, family values, healthy marriage, marriage, Marsha Jordan, Men, parenting essentials, priorities, stress, Women

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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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If you've been married for more than a couple of days you've probably already figured out that communication in marriage is really important.  Being intentional about the way you communicate with your spouse sets a firm foundation for a solid relationship. The same rules apply when it comes to using Facebook once you're married.  Facebook is...... >Read More

Tags: communication, Facebook, Family, family values, FamilyLife Favs, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, issues, Jason & Kelli Krafsky, newlywed, priorities, protecting your marriage, re-marriage, resolving conflict

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Story told by Jeff Yellow Owl, written by Patty Duncan In 1923 the government took my grandmother from her parents and put her in a boarding school to immerse her in the white man’s culture. She remembers bumping along in a wagon, watching her home and family disappear in the rolling hills of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in...... >Read More

Tags: becoming a christian, faith, faith & spirituality, family issues.life, family values, growing in your faith, hardship & suffering, Jesus, Native American Indian, Patty Duncan

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When I think of Christmas, I often think of something that happened during my school-teaching days. The school I taught in was very old. It had fourteen-foot ceilings and huge windows. The kids who attended this ghetto school were tough, and they were extremely poor. Maybe that’s how they got to be so tough. Determined to make it special Christmas...... >Read More

Tags: becoming a christian, Christmas, Culture, faith & spirituality, family values, John William Smith, Men, priorities, purpose, school, teens, Women

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Commuting with four carpool buddies offers ample opportunity to chew the fat, so one day I posed the question:  What’s the difference between commitment and faithfulness? After a few rounds of debate the jury was in:  Commitment is our intent to stay in relationship with our wives; faithfulness is the practice of doing so. That said, let’s...... >Read More

Tags: bill strom, commitment, communication, family values, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, marriage, Men, priorities, protecting your marriage, sex and love, Women, women and men

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People are not perfect, and neither is the world we live in, so it shouldn't surprise us that our relationships aren't ideal. Conflict is inevitable in any relationship. Experts tell us that it is a part of every healthy marriage and the same holds true for dating relationships. Avoiding conflict is not the way to romantic bliss. Learning how... >Read More

Tags: challenges & conflict, communicaiton, communication, Dr. Dave Currie, family issues, family values, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, marriage, Men, newlywed, priorities, protecting your marriage, remarriage, resolving conflict, sex and love, sexual problems, stefanie coutinho, Women, women and men

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