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Chaos or Calm?
I’ve talked to many people about busyness. All around people are clamoring: I’m so busy! I’ve no time! The pace of life for some, it seems, is a perpetually series of non stop motion and activity,...
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A Box of Matches
[A short disclaimer: today’s blog will do more with parenting than marriage.] So, what’s my title mean you ask? Well, I was going to entitled it “Matches as an Incentive for Your Teenager” or “How to...
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The Ordinariness of Marriage
Marriage is very ordinary. Let me explain. You date, you break up with them, or they break up with you. Until one day, you meet your spouse (although you don’t know it). You date doing fun activities,...
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Seasons of Marriage
Now, there are a lot of ways I can write about seasons. One way is the “spring-summer-fall-winter” analogy, which is fine, but not the one I’m thinking of today. I am thinking more about the various...
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The Greatest Myth of This Century
Okay, wanna guess what the greatest myth of this century is? Come on, take a guess. Oh, that anyone can be president of the US? Yep, that’s a myth, but not the greatest one. This is what I believe:...
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A Needed Reminder
I recently had the chance to take a memory test. A student was measuring a few different variables: boys & girls; men and women; older than 30/younger than 30. It was quite interesting. First...
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Less is More
This holiday season can be stress free. Really. Why do we women try and do everything? And perfectly at that? Who ever said, “Thou house must be spotless, dust free, and museum looking?” No one I know...
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Carefully Confronting: Handling Marital Conflicts
Marriage is ripe for all sorts of conflicts isn’t it? Unless you’re exactly like your husband in EVERY aspect, you WILL have disagreements, conflicts, but hopefully, not all out war! I like...
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A Blank Slate
A blank page stares at me. Another year has come and gone. No surprise there, right? But aren’t we always surprised? I am, the older I get! Time does fly. How was 2014 for you, and your loved ones? I...
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A Slow Fade
I’m listening to “Slow Fade” by Casting Crowns. It’s about the path from good to evil, from not sinning to sinning. Perhaps you’ve heard it? Here’s a few of the lyrics: “…Its the second glance that...
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How Do You Spell Love?
A question that I often get is: How can figure out how my spouse receives love? Followed by a second one: How do I learn to do things that are meaningful to them? One of the best answers to my title...
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Dominoes
Did you ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go right? Well, I did recently. You see, I have been having a relatively good month of, nothing too good or bad was happening. All was well...
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Privileges
Sometimes, when my bible reading plan calls for me to read the Old Testament, I sometimes think to myself, “Oh, that story again…didn’t I just read that? What could I possible get out of that same old...
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Top 10 Tips for Newly Married Couples
1. Put Jesus in the center of your marriage. Not just as a principle or as an abstract idea, but truly trust Him. Bring all your joys and sorrows to Him. Eccl 4:9 states “Two are better than one....
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What A Difference A….
Are you guessing what I was going to write? If you guessed “what a difference a day makes” you’d be somewhat close, in a longitudinal sort of way. I also have an alternative title, which is: “New...
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Hearing God
I hope I will always be thankful of how God speaks to me. And I know He speaks to you perhaps in this way or other ways. A wise dear friend once said to me “Pam, God will keep showing you, telling you...
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Second Time’s a Charm?
Some of you have undoubtedly been married more than once. That’s okay. One question I get often is, “How can we make our new blended family work?” Or something like that. Usually its followed by me...
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5 Common Pitfalls of Step-Families
This is part 2 in a series on stepfamilies. (Read part 1 here) Below I will address some common pitfalls briefly. This first one is so important, but rarely do people really think about it: A. LOSS...
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Marriage Tips For New Parents
Occasionally I have a young, newly married couple come in for marital counseling. This is quite normal really. Marriage is a hard adjustment. Most couples start off pretty well, they’re still in the...
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Marriage Tips For New Parents
Occasionally I have a young, newly married couple come in for marital counseling. This is quite normal really. Marriage is a hard adjustment. Most couples start off pretty well, they’re still in the...
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