Save Your Marriage from Drifting
They were good people. They had made it known that divorce was not an option for them. Yet here they were, going their separate ways and leaving a path of confusion and chaos behind them.
There was no love affair to blame, no abuse that had been hidden. Just a slow erosion, a drifting apart, a building of resentments until... >Read More
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divorce,
gail rodgers,
marriage,
prevent divorce,
sex,
sex and love,
strong marriage,
Valentine's Day
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Do You Belong?
Have you ever had an experience that separated you from the people around you? For some of us it was a divorce, for others, a failure. Sometimes it’s our finances that makes us different, or our health (or the lack of it). If you’ve ever felt like you were on the outside looking in, there is hope for you.
Take... >Read More
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belong,
belonging,
divorce,
failure,
finances,
giving,
Knowing Jesus personally,
loneliness,
separation,
The Meeting House
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Surviving Step-Christmas
The Christmas season is always a time to fit in as many family functions as possible. Many families have relatives come to town from all over. It’s a busy time for everyone. All families have to prioritize their time. With divorced parents, those priorities can be a struggle. When parents are divorced, the holidays can become a game of... >Read More
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Christmas,
Christmas traditions,
divorce,
Jami Peterson,
step-children,
stepparent
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Did God Invent Cake Pops?
My daughter, Michelle, opened the oven – the cake was a flop! It was supposed to be a layer cake. She had planned a luscious filling, and either fluffy frosting or flowers created with fondant. It would have been almost too beautiful to eat. But an ingredient was too old, or the oven temperature was wrong, and there it... >Read More
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alone,
Christmas,
divorce,
Family,
hope,
lonely,
redeem
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Coping with Loneliness at Christmas
'Tis the season to be … gloomy?
Feeling low this Christmas season? You’re not alone. Amid cheery songs, festive parties, gifts and good wishes, many lonely people are crying or dying on the inside. Maybe you’re one of them. I was.
During a horrible year, my wife of 20 years divorced me, my employer of 25 years fired...... >Read More
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becoming a christian,
challenges & conflict,
Christmas,
Christmas blues,
depression,
divorce,
faith & spirituality,
God,
grief,
hardship & suffering,
holiday,
loneliness,
lonely,
Rusty Wright,
Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Hope for Adult Children of Divorce
According to a recent report from the Family Research Council, 55 percent of teenagers live in families where their biological parents have rejected one another. Of the 12.8 million teenagers ages 15-17 in the U.S. in 2008, 7 million were living with one birth parent only, with a birth parent and a stepparent, with two cohabiting parents, or with...... >Read More
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child of divorce,
children,
divorce,
families,
grief,
guilt,
parents,
relationships,
separation,
sex and love,
teenagers
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"I Do"... Again?
It was love at first sight for Cheryl and Jeff. Young and ambitious, the two fell in love and and got married. They had it all: ocean view home, the right clothes, the best jobs and there was nothing to want for that money could buy. But what about the things money couldn’t buy? Like happiness or love. Cheryl... >Read More
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divorce,
I Am Second,
initmacy,
marital issues,
marriage,
saving a marriage,
Scruggs,
sex
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