10 Steps to a Healthier Heart

It is that time of year again. Roses are blooming. Hearts are everywhere. The little-themed class valentines are appearing everywhere from Walmart to Amazon. But February is more than a month of boxes of chocolates and Forget-me-nots. It is also National Heart Month. This is a month to take stock of our hearts. After a …

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6 Ways to Make Your New Year’s Resolution Work For You

The new year has begun and goal setting and resolutions are upon us.  The new year offers a time of reflection and retrospection.  The new year offers a fresh start and a great opportunity to create a better life for us and those around us. According to Forbes, for 2021, the “most popular New Year’s …

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10 Tips to a Peaceful Christmas Season

Quartine.  Sickness.  Riots.  Arguments.  Politics.  Tantrums. Deadlines. “I wants.”  Kids home most of the year. Routines completely out of whack. Families apart for the holidays. It seems like Christmas 2019 was a different world.  This year peace seems so much farther away than usual.  But it doesn’t have to be. Here are some of the …

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6 Steps to a Gratitude Attitude

Happy Halloween!  Belated as it might be.  I apologize for the silence the past two weeks – technical issues abounded.  All bugs have been sorted and we should be fully operational.  Thank you for being patient with me. This month is all about gratitude.  Thankfulness.  Something most Americans, and I would wager most first-world citizens, …

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7 Steps to Preventing Divorce Before It Starts

Marriage is a messy process.  Hollywood would have us believe marriage is happily ever after all the time. “We grew apart.” “We just wanted different things.” “We had irreconcilable differences.”  All of these things are often the reason for divorce. When they are simply saying the same thing – “We just didn’t invest in our …

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6 Simple Steps to Partnership Parenting

September is a magical time in our house.  The leaves are changing.  The temperatures are cooling.  The sweaters and warm blankets come out.  Apple, cinnamon, and pumpkin scents are everywhere you go. September is also a magical month because it is my wedding anniversary.  As I ponder our marriage this month, I am so grateful …

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Lessons for Our Children: Life is Sacrifice

Sacrifice.  Most of hear that word and think of sacrificing sleep, or spending time at home for one more hour of work.  Throughout history and religion, there are countless stories of father’s laying down their lives for their children or sacrificing happiness for the happiness of their children.  From Abraham and Isaac to God and …

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