In the process of educating each child, the authority of the parents is an indispensable service. (Service means, "acting for, in the interest of, others") To persevere in spite of everything implies that the parents recognize their authority to be a service to their children, to...
Super movies for tweens to watch. ...
Here is a list of recommended movies suggested by a number of families I know and respect. It is offered as a starting point for your family's movie selection. I cannot guarantee that you will like every single one and I personally have not seen...
A wide selection of great movies to watch with your teens. ...
We need to keep our children short of money. Marketers are selling a grown-up, sexy image to pre-teen girls. Parents need to guide, direct and help their children. Our children have so much money that everyone wants to get it. We need to teach our...
The real evil of materialism is not the pursuit of things. It is, rather, seeing and treating other people as things--and therefore putting things ahead of people. Youngsters with a habit of thinking and acting this way are headed toward trouble later in life: substance...
I'd count the minutes till he got home, using all my energy to keep myself together. When he'd walk in the door, I felt I could finally come undone and hand things over to him, tell him about my day and have a break....
In good times and bad, in sickness and in health, you vow your love to your spouse. Every day you need to make your actions, attitudes and choices reflect these promises....
Enjoy ideas from couples who find time to be together at different stages of parenting. ...
For some people, this is a truly radical idea: There is no need to fight with your partner. Ever. Accusations, recriminations, character assassination, threats, name-calling, and cursing, whether delivered at top volume or with a quiet sarcastic sneer, damage a relationship, often irrevocably. Nobody needs...
We have been very conditioned by Hollywood and romance fiction to think that when two people find each other in love, they have lasting love forever after. Many women yearn in their hearts for the Cinderella story – a fairy tale love where each person...
We purchase Christmas gifts before Advent begins (mostly!!). This helps us to focus on the time of Advent and to avoid the busy shopping days. Stephanie W When I'm out shopping during the year and my kids ask for certain items, I thank them...