Back in the dating game over 50
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Back in the Dating Game: Tips for Singles Over 50

By Keri Lunt Stevens – Are you ready to date now that your kids are out of the house? Are you finally in a place in your career where you can see yourself settling down? Are you excited to move forward? Whatever your reason for joining the dating game after

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Faith
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Evangelical Feminism

By Anne Graham Lotz – A term that has recently been bandied about is “evangelical feminism”. It’s a new one to me; and I’m not sure what it means, or what it means to you. But if it describes women who are strong, bold, free-spirited leaders inside and outside of

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Cindy Shannon

Blended Families and the Holidays

By Cindy Shannon− It is amazing to me the level of stress experienced the minute Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations, advertisements and plans begin.  It is not supposed to be like this, I know, but when you have a blended family all things ‘normal’ become ‘abnormal’. This post is to offer

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Faith & Relationships
Melodee Currier

The Gift of Saying No!

By Melodee Currier – I have no trouble saying no – and I don’t need to tell a little white lie to say it. The turning point for me was when I was in my thirties.  I had over extended myself with obligations to the point that I actually had

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The Bishop's Wife
Faith
Lynn Mosher

A Gift of the Heart

By Lynn Mosher − My all-time favorite Christmas movie, well, probably of all movies, is The Bishop’s Wife. (Not The Preacher’s Wife!) I watch it a couple of times throughout the year. If you have never watched it, I highly recommend it. Hearing Cary Grant tell the story of David

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Plan Now for Calmer Holidays

By Dr. Sandra Glahn  − I know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, and I promise I’m not one of those people who starts decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween. But the first Sunday in advent falls on November 30 this year, so I don’t want us to get broadsided

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Faith
Kim Chaffin

Check Your Burdens at the Cross

By Kim Chaffin – Tonight was her Christmas party – an elegant ballroom party, it was a dream come true. The last two months at this job made her feel like her past was finally behind her. The dress and shoes she had borrowed fit her perfectly. However, as she

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Faith & Relationships
Cindy Shannon

Cow Paths

By Cindy Shannon – Have you ever considered how a cow path is made? They are uniform in width and they are not straight, they are curved–for no apparent reason.  Each path is ‘the way’ for all the cows to travel through a field, one after another … with just

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Thanksgiving
Faith & Relationships
Kim Chaffin

Thanksgiving Is Not Just About the Turkey

A few years ago, we invited our friends to join us for Thanksgiving and I learned something very important. Although my friend is an amazing cook, I told her I would do the turkey and the main dishes if she would handle the dessert. “Are you sure you don’t want

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Creative Date Ideas for Adventurous Types

By Vanessa Voltolina for Discover and Play Let’s face it — a coffee shop date can be pretty boring. But thankfully, active dating is all the rage. It’s more fun, and it helps you better determine if you’d like a second date. Keep in mind: A successful first meet-and-greet isn’t

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Elzabeth and Zachariah with baby
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Carole Towriss

The Woman Who Lived The Impossible

By Carole Towriss− Elizabeth shifted on her cushion on the floor. For the last five months their house had been silent, as Zechariah could not speak, could not hear. She had no one to talk to and had not left their house. Still, every day she and her husband silently

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Gifts
Faith & Relationships
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14 Trending Holiday Gifts for Your Guy

Let’s face it: Guys can be hard to buy for. Finding that perfect holiday gift can be quite the challenge and can add a lot of stress to this busy time of year. Thankfully, we’ve put together this handy list to make finding that perfect present easy. Here are 14

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Faith & Relationships
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10 Ways to Pay It Forward This Holiday Season

By Kayla Matthews− We’ve all been in positions where someone has done something kind for us and we wish we could return the favor. Whether it’s simply holding a door or exchanging a smile during a bad day, the kindness of strangers has brightened a lot of our lives. That

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Faith & Relationships
Beth Havey

Know Your History, Know Yourself

By Beth Havey— That’s a concept! —someone might say—a concept you have to be prepared for. Because nostalgia is both pleasure and sadness—feelings that come simultaneously as the past rises in memory and tugs us back to experiences we often wish we could have again. Like today. A close friend’s

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woman with arms raised outside in fall
Faith
Lynn Mosher

Let Down Your Wings

By Lynn Mosher− “And the living creatures kept running and returning, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.” (Ezek 1:14 Masoretic Text) Does that sound like you? Running, returning? Running, returning? Is your day filled with kids’ sports practices or games, errands to run, committee meetings to attend, business

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Depression Should be Taken Seriously

By Deborah H. Bateman For those of you who have never suffered with depression, you are blessed. For those of us who have suffered with depression, we can tell you that depression is real. I am writing this article in light of the recent events and loss of actor and

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Lori Kempton

Life After My Breast Cancer Diagnosis

By Lori Kempton – This past week, I was quietly minding my own business when my phone started dinging over and over. It is set up to make a particular sound when someone sends me a Twitter message and it appeared I was getting more than one!  I looked down

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5 Modern Gifts to Bring to the Next Baby Shower

Many newfangled gadgets have been invented over the last decade with the promise of making life easier for baby and mom alike. But with so much changing in technology, how do you know which will be the most useful? Here are five of the most fabulous, innovative baby shower gift

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Faith & Relationships
Beth Havey

Autumn: A Time of Atonement and Bounty

By Beth Havey – Autumn is finally here. In some parts of the country and the world summer’s end was wet, with incessant rains that felled leaves early, smashing grass and crops with a blanket of soggy vegetation and shorn tree limbs. Such weather patterns contrasted with the drought and

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Prayer with Polly
Polly Roethe

Video Prayer With Polly-God is Love

LivingBetter50.com invites you to meet our prayer partner Polly. We want to share prayers that Polly has video taped as she has been lead by the Holy Spirit to record. Our hope is that these prayers will speak to the heart of people that visit us and are lead to

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