“Life will sometimes hand you a magical moment. Savor it.” — Jackson H. Brown
Today’s guest post is from Carla Link. Carla and her husband, Joey have worked with an international parenting ministry for over 20 years. Joey is a pastor and Carla’s degree is in social work. Together they bring a unique blend of practical teaching to parents. Their...
You’ll find timely encouragement, whether you are sitting with a cup of coffee perusing Facebook or have locked yourself in the bathroom for a few moments of sanity. I’m curious: What are some of your favorite Facebook pages?
Thirty years ago today Mark and I said “I do.” My 19-year-old mind had danced with visions of perfection of both our wedding day and our marriage relationship. My 23-year-old husband had similar expectations. The day of our wedding turned out to be one of...
Thirty times on June 25, we have celebrated our wedding anniversary. Over the years we’ve celebrated in many different ways: 1) We’ve written love notes to each other. 2) We’ve gone away for an overnight at a hotel in town. (We use Priceline.com to...
“Significant things happen in our lives when we don’t allow fear to rule the situation.” — Stormie Omartian
Four weeks ago we spent a week in Florida for our family vacation. The night before we left our car broke down and we had to drive 3 hours round trip to borrow a car from my parents. Then there’s another trip to Florida where our van broke down late at night...
Dear Jill, I have been reading the Bill and Pam Farrel’s book 10 Questions Kids Ask about Sex, after you featured it on your blog a while back. I have 4 boys ages 8, 6, 4, and 2. I know we have needed to have this talk for a while. My emotions on this are all...
Are you an innie or an outie? When I was first asked that question, I thought the person was referring to belly buttons. She wasn’t, though; she was referring to my organizational style! Innie’s like things neat as a pin. They file and tuck everything away...
Last week we talked about what to do when you don’t want to invest in your broken marriage. Through email and comments on the post, there were several resource suggestions that I wanted to share today. Some I was familiar with and some were brand new to me....