We have never watched The Biggest Loser before this season. A friend told us how much they as a family enjoy the program.  We gave it a try and are saying the same thing now.  We as a family are really enjoying the show and learning much and being inspired by the people on the show.  A common theme... >Read More

Tags: becoming a christian, beth scholes, Career, Family, Health Issues, hope, Jesus Christ, motherhood, Sprirituality & faith, the biggest loser, weight lost

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At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy.  We named him Jacob.  We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son.  This letter was written three years after his birth.  This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son... >Read More

Tags: baby loss, beth scholes, death, faith, Family, family issues, grief, heaven, hope, infant loss, loss of child, miscarriage, sadness, spiritual growth, spirituality, still birth

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At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy.  We named him Jacob.  We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son.  This letter was written three years after his birth.  This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son... >Read More

Tags: baby loss, beth scholes, challenges & conflicts, death, faith, Family, family issues, FamilyLife Favs, grief, heaven, hope, infant loss, loss of child, miscarriage, sadness, spiritual growth, spirituality, still birth

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Take a deep breath: You will survive, you are not alone and it has happened to someone else, there is hope.  You feel like your world is out of control right now and it probably is.  Remember it won’t stay this way forever.  Think of another time you felt overwhelmed, what did you do to handle it in a... >Read More

Tags: beth scholes, commitment, crisis, emotions, Family, healthy marriage, help, loss, mentor, plan, prayer, resolving conflict, saving a marriage, Self

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Today I am going to take a different approach to the term safe sex. I want to look at the safety of sex in a monogamous marriage. Due to responses I have received from my blog on unmet expectations, I wanted to address safety in the marriage bed. Here is a quote from one of the responses, “I cried myself... >Read More

Tags: abuse, beth scholes, challenges & conflicts, forgiveness, intimacy, marriage, marriage and sex, relationship, resolving conflict, Romance & Sex, sex and love, sex resources, sexual differences, sexual intimacy

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“My knee hurts and is swollen” My life changed forever the day I heard these words, although it took a year and a half and many medical tests to receive a correct diagnosis. I will never forget the day I heard those words from my then 39 year old husband.His diagnosis is Psoriatic Arthritis.  It started with his knee, but... >Read More

Tags: beth scholes, challenges & conflicts, commitment, communication, desert, Family, family issues, God, hardship & suffering, Health Issues, healthy marriage, manna, mid-life, Psoriatic Arthritis, Self, spiritual growth

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Parenting teens is MORE - more fun and more frustration.  As a parent of teens I swing between laughter and great joy and wanting to throttle someone.  (I never do, but the desire is there at times). I want to be clear that having teens is so much fun! No one told me!  They were too busy moaning about all... >Read More

Tags: attitude problems, beth scholes, better parenting, character, character development, Dr. James Dobson, education, Family, family values, FamilyLife Favs, grades, Jim Burns, parenting, parenting essentials, raising boys, raising girls, school, teen issues, teenagers

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