Faith & Relationships
Dixie Diamanti

I’ll Call Her Hannah

By Dixie Diamanti− I’ll call her Hannah. Sweet girl, but she walked in that day with a cross between terror and distrust on her face.  On that first day she came she brought reinforcements.  Her protection sat in a car across the street in case she needed to make a quick getaway. I

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Faith & Relationships
Janet Uszynski

Real Relationships in a Technology World

I was listening to a speaker talking about the fear she had of the technology world and social media creating a false sense of who we are and only gives an image of who and what we want to share. She called it the Goldilocks period. Not too much, not

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Faith & Relationships
Beth Havey

Writing that Last Letter Brings Serenity

Death challenges serenity. The closest a loved one’s death can come to some form of calm and peace is if everything is said–especially by those who will go on living. Communication is of great necessity, whatever that might entail: saying we are sorry for something, or professing love, or professing

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Faith & Relationships
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Daddy’s Little Girl

By Lynn Hayes – My father was the greatest dad in the world. He was quiet, and many of my friends found that straight, strong, quiet façade frightening. They thought perhaps Daddy was mean, and he was anything but. He had a strong religious core, carried the word of God

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Relationship Blogs
Wendie Pett

The Power of Preparation

By Wendie Pett − I just got back from a health immersion in Florida where I’m blessed to teach and train people about Visibly Fit™ a couple times a year. If I were to highlight just one word that was used most frequently at the conference by the doctors and

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Relationship Blogs
Rhonda Caudell

What Are You Going to Do When You Grow Up?

By Rhonda Caudell − Many may have read the stats: “The number of Americans 55 and over will grow to 112 million in 2030, according to U.S. Census figures…Americans are living longer.” But what does this mean to you? Many say, I will never be able to retire….I must work

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Relationship Blogs
Christine Schwab

Can We Always Be Positive?

I love lists.
 I make one out every night about what I need to accomplish the next day.
 They keep me organized. What a list can’t do is keep me positive.
I can write a quote on my list.
 I can search for a new positive quote on Google.
 I can

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Marriage & Love
Andy & Janine Mason

Five Keys to a Supernaturally Good Marriage

Everyone dreams of a having a great marriage. Recently I was at a friends wedding that Steve and Wendy Backlund were officiating. Together they gave a brief message to the new couple (who happened to be previous interns of theirs) on five keys to access a supernatural marriage.  It was

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Caregiving
My Purpose Now

Now That’s Love!

By Deb DeArmond – “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ,” Galatians 6:2 (NIV) “I can take care of your mom,” he said. It took me by surprise—not because it was the first time Ron had offered his help, but because of

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Relationship Blogs
Barbara J. Peters

Relationship tip: Laugh your way out of an argument.

“A sense of humor is one of our most powerful stress-coping behaviors. Laughter is very freeing. If we can laugh at a thing, we can survive it. Laughter helps us to gain power in powerless situations and gives us a sense of control when things around us seem out of

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Relationship Blogs
Ellen Dolgen

How to Care for Your Parents, Children, and Yourself

Sometimes, menopause’s biggest challenges aren’t related to hormones at all. Sometimes, they have more to do with our roles in our lives and families. Case in point: During menopause, more and more of us are gaining membership to the aptly named “Sandwich Generation,” a group marked by its responsibility to

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Faith & Relationships
Barbara J. Peters

How to Support Your Spouse Through a Loss

By Barbara Peters – In life, loss is inevitable. How people navigate through a loss is unique and different for everyone. Although no two people grieve the same, it is normal to hurt after a loss—perhaps so deeply that the pain cannot be described. If your partner has had a

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Faith & Relationships
lb50

Pep Talk with Dr King

Originally Posted on: Dream Culture I say to you, this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and so precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren’t fit to live.” –   Source: A Pep Talk From Kid President to You (click image

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Relationship Blogs
Vicki Norris

RE-Create: Discover Your Power to Create Your Life

Ever wake up and feel funky? Just not quite yourself. Out-of-sorts. Not bad but not especially good. Or, maybe you’ve spent many years in that state. It’s hard to pin down. It could be discomfort, discontent, or disconnection. Remember, whenever “DIS” is involved (it’s a prefix meaning “to separate”) it’s

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Relationship Blogs
Andy & Janine Mason

How Do You Stay Motivated?

There are easy days and tough days on the journey to fulfilling your dreams. There are days when you don’t feel highly motivated and would rather not pay the price to see your big dream fulfilled. Every day you choose. So what is it that compels you to go on?

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Relationship Blogs
Poppy Smith

You Can Thrive- Emotionally Part 2

Choose Emotional Health Have you ever prayed, “Lord, help me”? Far from being the cry of a weakling, it is one of the healthiest prayers we can utter when we feel overwhelmed. But don’t stop there. I’ve learned that it helps to also ask God for insight into what’s going

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Faith & Relationships
Joel Boggess

Reject the Rejection

By Joel Boggess – This is part-one of a two part series. A few years back, a young schoolboy by the name of Monty, saw the possibility of living out his dream of owning a ranch and raisin thoroughbred horses. Young in years but not in wisdom, Monty knew in

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Relationship Blogs
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Do You Burn Bridges?

By Janet Uszynski –   It’s important to know that if we are in any type of service industry, seek volunteers or sell any type of product that we don’t burn bridges if a situation doesn’t turn out the way we wanted or expected. What is a bridge as it

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