November 13, 2015 Communication
Mel Gibson starred in a fanciful comedy entitled What Women Want, where his character gets struck by lightening in his bathroom and wakes up with the unique ability to hear the thoughts of women. Everywhere he went he heard the…
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November 12, 2015 Communication
Watching children work through apologizing provides a great learning tool for adults. Adults master their emotions better, but often the raw contempt of a child apologizing is brewing under the surface. This author observed her niece and nephew in the…
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October 24, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Love is a choice, not just a feeling. It is a choice you commit to when you say your vows and it is a choice every day in sickness and in health till death do you part. It never becomes…
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April 8, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The Jewish court system highly esteems marriage and makes divorce extremely difficult. Instead of the American 50% divorce rate, Israel has 3% divorce rate. In the positive, that means 97% of marriages do not end in divorce in Israel compared…
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If wisely undertaken, parents can help children find cooking to be a fun experience, therefore, curbing them from seeing it as a chore, but a privilege. This can be easily accomplished. If the parent communicates it as a fun activity,…
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February 3, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Amid the often overwhelming flow of marital advice two cornerstone principles emerge that are the summation of all good advice. These are love God and love each other. The two principles apply across the board to all relationships, but are especially…
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In this age, speed is valued over quality. Technology has advanced to the extent that just about everything can be at one’s fingertips instantly. Such a world creates conditions for people to not develop patience. From a young age children…
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May 13, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Legal annulments are typically difficult to obtain and differ substantially from annulments given by the church. To obtain a legal annulment certain conditions need to be met to procure the annulment in most states. To obtain a church annulment one…
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April 23, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Premarital counseling is an essential part of planning for a good marriage. Just as preparation is a part of planning a wedding, so is premarital counseling a part of planning a marriage. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Thus…
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March 22, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Pessimism permeates the state of matrimony in American society. Sadly it is common knowledge that the divorce rate in America typically hovers around fifty percent. According to a report issued by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University, 63% of…
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Mapping your familiy’s genealogy can appear to be a mind numbing endeavor. However there are some easy ways to bring life to the seemingly lifeless names and dates of people long dead. In reality, genealogists are putting together the story…
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is a very costly choice both financially and otherwise. Many people opt for divorce as a way out of financial difficulty. Arguments over finances often lead to division between spouses which lead to thoughts that a divorce would allow…
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October 22, 2013 Communication
Living truth precedes speaking truth. One can only speak truth in love, if they have first lived that truth in love. There is a place for speaking what is true, but it must be sequential to living it. Too often…
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There is a world of difference between conditional and unconditional love. So much so, that one cannot be sure that conditional love can be love at all. The one who puts conditions upon love, holds a manipulative power rather than…
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August 29, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
From the time a couple says “I do” they begin a life of oneness. While the husband and wife are individuals they are essentially two in one. Anything less than this will create a roommate rather than a spouse. Modern…
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Chivalry, while highly valuable, is not highly valued in modern culture. Men are often chastised for their chivalry by women who do not understand the honor shown to them by chivalrous actions. In a culture where chivalry is esteemed women…
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It is often said that honesty is always the best policy. Honesty needs to be more than a matter of policy, but a matter of the heart. An honest person has a character of honesty more so than a moral…
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Disagreements are an unavoidable part of life. If two people on this planet thought exactly alike and never disagreed it would constitute a miracle. Therefore, it is important to learn how to disagree respectfully. It is not necessary to be…
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Living a life of honor produces longevity of life. The principle is found in the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God and restated by Jesus in the New Testament. It is the only commandment accompanied by a promise of…
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August 10, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Whether you are engaged to be married, a newlywed, or have been married for many years, there are excellent books to read that can provide knowledge to enhance your marriage. While a book cannot take the place of pre-marital counseling…
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August 4, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When a spouse has either won an award of retirement from the other spouse or has received it through consent of the other spouse the retirement agency often requires a court Order ordering this transaction. A Qualified Domestic Relations Order…
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August 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Marriages are a continual work in progress and are often in need of repair. “The Love Dare” by Stephen and Alex Kendrick is a book designed to help give renewed vitality to struggling marriages and is also recommended for strong…
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July 30, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When a couple says their vows they vow to love one another “for better or worse, through sickness and health to death do we part.” Therefore, one’s covenant promise on the day of marriage ought to keep them faithfully by…
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Watching children work through apologizing provides a great learning tool for adults. Adults master their emotions better, but often the raw contempt of a child apologizing is brewing under the surface. This author observed her niece and nephew in the…
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When the Disney Channel has begun to target instructional advertising to children about social networks and text messaging, we can be assured that the world has changed to a technological social environment. The only lost souls in this social revolution…
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Mel Gibson starred in a fanciful comedy entitled What Women Want, where his character gets struck by lightening in his bathroom and wakes up with the unique ability to hear the thoughts of women. Everywhere he went he heard the…
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Confrontation is a given in any relationship. The closer the relationship the greater the potential is for hurt feelings. Just the same, those with solid relationships have the best chance at overcoming or avoiding any long term damage. If you…
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July 15, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage licenses have been required for state recognition of marriage for at least the last five decades. It is the way the state keeps records for tax purposes and other legal purposes of who is married. Virginia, although a Commonwealth,…
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