Exactly 5 years ago I asked Olive to marry me. Rather than popping the question with a diamond ring, I planned to propose to her with a goat. It wasn’t a pet goat for her to keep in the yard and take for walks; it was a goat to give away to a family in need. It was what... > more

Tags: engagement, family values, healthy marriage, marriage, marriage preparation, proposal, proposal ideas, proposal story, propse, sex and love, Tim Chan

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I still remember setting the table with my heart pounding and palms sweaty, silently praying that my parents and their friends would genuinely like the food. I was in Grade 8. Making a meal from scratch and serving it to guests was my final project for Home Economics. My grade was dependent on their review. What exactly I served, I... > more

Tags: cooking, Family, first year of marriage, learn to cook, marriage, newlywed

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Have you ever done something you wish you could take back? Chad Stahl can relate to that. A year after loosing his wife in house fire he decided to get a tattoo in her honor. If you’ve ever done a Google search for “worst tattoos” you’ve probably seen what he ended up with. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs90uIJsz-k] Can you imagine what it must... > more

Tags: Chad Stahl, do over, redemption, tattoo, worst tattoo

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It’s that time of year again: Girl Guide Cookies are on sale across Canada! What could be better than Girl Guide cookies? How about Girl Guide Cookie Cupcakes? Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada challenged Canadian chefs and bakers to create their most scrumptious recipe using their famous cookies. This delicious recipe comes from Heather White and Lori Joyce,... > more

Tags: cookie recipes for girl greatness, cupcake recipe, desserts, girl guide, girl guide cookie, girl guide recipe, girls, recipe

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Call me naive, but when I got married, I did not know much about sex. I grew up in a conservative church where we were taught that sex was reserved for marriage only. I believed that (and still believe the best sex is within marriage), so I tried not to think about it. Idecided I’d keep my virginity until... > more

Tags: love, marriage, relationships, sex, sex and love, virginity

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It’s her eyes and innocent face that first grab your heart. At least they grabbed mine. Annika, a delicate young girl, has been unwittingly handed into virtual slavery by her homeless father.  She faces a bleak future of sweatshop labor and sex-for-sale .  She seems precious, blameless, so undeserving of this hell, but life is cheap for an outcast like... > more

Tags: Culture, Family, human trafficking, Not Today, not today movie, prostitution, slavery, stop human trafficking

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Does God smile on love but frown on sex?  Does God want us to love others, but have prudish rules for how we can show it sexually?  For example the Bible teaches: Run away from adolescent lust. Save sex for marriage. Don’t do it with your neighbor’s spouse. We might think that God forgot that he made us sexual creatures.  Doesn’t God know... > more

Tags: bill strom, dating, modesty, relationships, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love

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