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A Valentine’s Day Challenge

Marriage
January 28, 2013
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Valentine’s Day is approaching, posing a challenge for everyone from third grade girls trying to figure out which cards to buy to lonely adults reaching for the Haagen-Dazs Read the Article →

From Princess to Pornography: One Woman’s Struggle with Lust

Pornography, by its very nature, assaults everything beautiful in a woman. It is devoid of beauty, grace, innocence, joy and compassion. So, after becoming hooked at age 13, I constantly found myself questioning how I could have ended up there. I am a woman! How could I be getting some ...

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Loving Your Man as God Loves You

Marriage
January 1, 2012
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by Cindi McMenamin

I was once a wife who was quick to point out my husband’s faults. Quick to let him know when he was falling short of my expectations. Quick to let him know when he wasn’t loving me as God does.

But, when I turned it ... Read the Article →

Recovering Genuine Companionship

By Renee Swope
Family, At Home, Marriage, Balance, Relationships
November 1, 2011
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by John and Stasi Eldredge

John has a circle of things he loves to do. It includes fly- fishing, rock climbing, working on cars, hunting, reading, smoking cigars, and just about anything with adventure in it. I have a circle of things I love to do. It encompasses going to ... Read the Article →

Choosing to Do Good

By Renee Swope
Family, At Home, Marriage
October 1, 2011
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By Amanda Berry

I’ll never forget the first time I made tuna noodle casserole. It turned out to be quite an ordeal. First, I started on dinner much later than I had hoped and was pretty hungry. Next, my can opener broke and I had to borrow one from ... Read the Article →

Turtles in My Dish Drainer

Turtles in My Dish Drainer

By Karen Ehman

I wish I could get married all over again.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’d still choose the same groom. I’d even pick out the same off-the-shoulder, ivory wedding dress. And I’ve never seen a ring I love ...

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The Perfect Liar

By Renee Swope
Spiritual Growth, Overcoming Fear, Marriage, Healing from Hurts, Relationships, Community
March 31, 2011
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by Jeanette Towne

I never considered myself a liar. Good Christian woman, happily married, proud mother of four teens and the President and CEO of a corporation. As many of us do, I put on my plastic smile every day, dressed myself in the armor of coordinating clothes and padded ... Read the Article →

Healing in Hurting Times

By Renee Swope
Overcoming Fear, At Home, Marriage, Health and Well being, Goals, Finances
July 1, 2010
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by Tamela Ward

The unemployment rate is at a 25-year high, hovering at 9.5%. Everyone knows someone that is touched by these difficult times. What happens when it hits your home? Who do you put your faith in? How do you support your family?

In my home, it hit ... Read the Article →

Love Notes for Family Folks

By Renee Swope
Family, At Home, Marriage, Relationships
September 1, 2009
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By Sara DuBose

Over the past several years, I’ve discovered that composing love notes for my husband and children has worked wonders to enrich our family life. If you want to see smiles on your loved one’s faces, try these simple, yet rewarding writing activities, or come up ... Read the Article →

Inbox Infidelity

By Renee Swope
Family, At Home, Marriage, Relationships, Contentment
August 1, 2009
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By Paula Friedrichsen

With the advent of email, chat rooms, and other online technology, it is easier than ever for a married person to engage in a private, often intimate, relationship outside of their marriage. In the hothouse of secrecy, seduction can flourish.

When Lynn met Bill in a chat ... Read the Article →

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