Do you need the gift of rest? I’m sure you’ve been there. You need a day “off” so bad you can taste it. You’ve been run ragged by taking the kids everywhere they need to be. You’ve done your best to take care of your spouse. Everyone has had food …
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🎵 “I know something you don’t know!” 🎶 sings one child to another, taunting the other to beg for the information. We learn at an early age that knowledge is powerful. When we know something, we can hold it over someone else. What is knowledge? Knowledge is any information we …
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I love lunch dates. As someone who enjoys saving money, spending time with my spouse, and working through logistics, the lunch date is a WIN, even in the rain! 🥇 We’ve spent many afternoons getting rained on a bit while we watched the ocean at lunch and talked through our …
Work-Life Balance needs are higher than ever Forbes, The Guardian, BBC, and TechRadar all reported that across all walks of life people realize the necessity of having work-life balance. But most people don’t know how to achieve it as they are spending every day running from fire to fire. Women …
It’s a fact. We bug our spouse. They do it to us – we do it to them. I saw a post on Instagram from @ChristineCaine that highlighted this point well. She said her husband loved all the nice things she posts about him but thought it would be fun …
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“No.” That was my answer. I just got home from a long week helping my mom while she was in the hospital following an emergency. The two-day drive home was exhausting. I had less than one hour before turning around to get our son from wrestling, and take him to …
When to say yes & when to say no in your marriage Read more »
MISUNDERSTANDINGS I hate it when misunderstandings happen. It’s so frustrating! I know we all want to communicate successfully. Often, however, the end result is not as satisfying as we’d like when we are plagued by miscommunication. Effective communication is one of the most important skills for human beings, yet it …
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I just wanted to leave a quick word today for those who are hurting. I know it can be tough to believe that it’s all going to be okay. Perhaps loved ones are struggling and you feel helpless to ease their pain. Perhaps you are experiencing debilitating anxiety or depression. …
Hi Friends! I hope your new year is off to a great start. As you saw, I took about a month off from my website. I was taking time at the end of the year to regroup and pray about the direction for my website. I ended up realizing that …
Start with Kindness My youngest son’s primary school focuses on kindness and while he gets sick of hearing about it, it’s an important message. Mean people are everywhere but… Kindness means saying hello, holding a door for someone whose hands are full (or even if they aren’t), saying please and …
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