“If we take her to the doctor, they can surgically shorten her toes, and then she might wear shoes two sizes smaller,” laughter shot across …
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Sex, Romance, and Addictions
Todd, a thirty-one-year-old software engineer, has been a loyal husband for 12 years. When he met his wife, Stacy, they were both wounded, needy adolescents. …
Read More »Why Married Couples Fight
I believe at the heart of every deeply dysfunctional conversation—whether you do it “nice” and restrained or just trumpeting your fury with the raging carelessness …
Read More »Remaining Hopeful
With every end, there is a beginning. After an exhausting pregnancy, my sister gave birth to the world’s cutest baby on December 30, 2011. And …
Read More »Coming Home
It would be five years before I saw my son again, but God accomplished a lot of work in that time, and the reunion is …
Read More »Social Media and the Youth
One Friday afternoon, I stopped by a car rental counter to pick up a van for the weekend. The attendant at the counter asked me …
Read More »Be Consistent
Have you ever caught yourself disciplining your child today for something that last week you let slide? Or constantly changing the house rules because of …
Read More »The Storyteller
Jesus is one of the greatest storytellers. The gospels are filled with His parables that have lessons far more significant than what appears to be …
Read More »Beware of Jealousy
According to the Oxford American Dictionary, jealousy is being “resentfully suspicious of rivalry (like your lover); resentfully envious which is being discontent or ill-will over …
Read More »Garage Sale Etiquette
Just call me the Miss Manners of garage sales. Contrary to popular belief, I believe a yard sale is not an anything-goes, no-etiquette-needed free-for-all. As …
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