Welcome back to our series on conflict. In Part 1 of our series, we looked at the first key step: take a step back. To recap: when we first feel angry or threatened, stepping back allows the adrenaline rush to subside. It then gives us a space to collect our thoughts. This
Welcome to this week’s Coaching Corner! Keep reading to find what to do when you and your spouse just can’t seem to see eye-to-eye. Dear Dr. Ann, My husband and I are at opposite ends of the spectrum of personality types. I am introspective and pragmatic. He is extroverted and
Completely You: Lifestyle By Elena Donovan Mauer for Completely You – When the going got really rough for these three women, they all found ways to stay positive. These stories can help to build confidence, achieve your dreams and be your best self — no matter what life throws your
By Olga Hermans – Everybody is going to encounter problems in life, even the person who is in right standing with God. We can expect it because God said so in Psalm 34:19, but God promises also that He will be there for us and that He will rescue us.
Summer from school was only about 6 weeks long – so the boys, they slept in, went swimming a few times – and hung out with their friends in the neighborhood. Lots of laughter – about 5 p.m. every afternoon – mayhem, really, between the birds back-yard socializing, the cat
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free, ’tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, and when we find ourselves in the place just right, ’twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained to bow and
Behind the stables is a livestock water trough that, fairly often, gets an air lock. The upper left end is where the John Deere is stored, the hay loft is top middle and the lower right is where the Ranger lives next to the tack room. But I digress. So,
“But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.” Romans 2:8 I don’t have children but I think I’ve experienced them enough to know at least a few tidbits about their behavior. I have a niece, and I remember
By Rod Smith-www.DifficultRelationships.com Extramarital affairs are very seductive. They appear to offer better, more intense passion than the marriage. Hide and seek will do this, spawning the kind of relationship we wished was possible with a spouse. It’s amazing how “attractive” someone can sound, look, and feel whenyou add large
“I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.” Jeremiah 32:40 There are going to be times in our lives when God gives us great challenges
Why do we, who love Victoria Magazine, return time after time to the pages of the issues treasured over the years, we are romantics. In the 1995 September issue of Victoria magazine – Nancy Lindemeyer shares just that sentiment – but it is in reference to her love of the season of Fall.
By Kathy Howard – Recently two Christian women (one middle-aged like me and one a young mom) passionately shared with me their confusion over why so many of their Christian friends are devouring the New York Times best-selling novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Honestly, I have the same question. Just
By Lynn Mosher – In the Old Testament, God’s name and His presence were virtually synonymous, which was evidenced in His name Jehovah-shammah, meaning the Lord is present or there. Jehovah-shammah, dwelling on the throne of heaven, lowered Himself to earth to be born in another form, to live personally
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Thus says the Lord, In an acceptable and favorable time I have heard and answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will preserve you and give you for a covenant to the people…” Isaiah 49:8 AMP God’s timing
By Peggy W. Lester – This past August marks the 21st year of my Dad’s passing away. Sometimes it seems like only yesterday, but, then again, it seems like an eternity. I still miss him so very much. Every time I go on a mission trip, I am reminded how
By Nancie Carmichael – Home again. We stumbled in the door, weary from the two-day trip back from Southern California. Bill engineered the kids from the outside, giving them suitcases, sleeping bags and miscellaneous loads of whatever it is people take on trips. I directed them from the kitchen, intercepting
By Jeannine Clontz – As a teenager, I specifically remember when my father entered his 50’s that there was a sense of ease in our everyday lives. He even boasted that things were easier in his 50’s and he mellowed out quite nicely, making for better relationships with all of
Two weeks ago I pondered the condition of today’s world in which we live, last week I pondered roots, and for Tea this Sunday I’ve been thinking about wings. It is the most difficult of all three subjects to put on paper so I hope the thoughts which have been
By Sylvia Henderson – “Is it okay that I still feel upset even though that event is in the past, no longer present in my life? After all this time, I shouldn’t still be feeling this pain should I? How do I know when it is time to move on,
By Heidi Mclaughlin – What were those strange, muffled sounds coming from behind my parent’s bedroom door? With my socked feet, I quietly tip-toed past my parent’s bedroom, hoping that no once heard me. Once again, I was sneaking into the house late at night and breaking my curfew. I
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