Christmas gift-giving ideas for families
Whether it’s parents giving gifts to children or children learning how to give to others, presents are a Christmas tradition that many families ...
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Busy, busy, busy
Choose to reclaim your schedule! If a video camera had followed you over the last seven days, what would it reveal about your life? Would it show you ...
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Telling children about a parent’s past affair
Question: Should we tell our children that their mother had an affair? We've traveled a rough road and are now on the other side of this painful ...
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How to help a compulsive gambler
Question: How can I come alongside a compulsive gambler and encourage him to take steps to overcome his addiction? After observing my husband's ...
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The Laws of In-Laws
“My husband’s mother wants to tell me how to cook. I cooked my own meals for five years before we married. I don’t need her help.” “My ...
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100 family or couple conversation starters
IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR AGE, WHAT AGE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? WOULD YOU RATHER BE RICH AND FAMOUS OR RICH AND UNKNOWN? IF YOU WERE A TEACHER WHAT KIND ...
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Caregiving isn’t for sissies
When I first moved my mother, Dorothy, to live with me nearly two years ago, I expected it to be a tough transition. After all, I was a single woman ...
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Caring For Ageing Parents and Your Marriage
Caring for ageing parents can be a challenge. For example, when Janet and Charlie decided her ageing mum needed to move in with them, they thought ...
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Caring for ageing loved ones is about showing up
It’s been a year and a half since Mum went to be with Jesus. I don’t begrudge her heaven, but the process of getting her there was a beast. ...
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“Teasing” in the family
Question: Is it unhealthy to poke fun at ourselves and tease other family members? We've always enjoyed laughing together at our house, and sometimes ...
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How to strengthen your marriage through doing the dishes
I can be having the best day ever and yet my blood pressure rises when I walk into our kitchen and see dirty dishes in the sink. The tension ...
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Balancing work and family life
Futurists of the 1960's predicted that by the 21st century we’d have one wage earner per family working only 20 hours a week. Modern reality, ...
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