During my years in seminary, money came in fairly infrequently. My wife, Lois, stayed home with our children, and I worked occasional jobs around my studies. Anyone who’s ever attended school while caring for a family will understand our circumstances. Eating and keeping the electricity running becomes the goal. Surviving becomes the goal.
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Do you feel like a fish out of water? Your prolonged dissatisfaction, God-given gifts, passions and the voices of others could be telling you that you were created for another purpose.
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Most people struggle to manage their stresses in marriage effectively. And unmanaged stress in one spouse usually escalates stress in the other. But reactions can be complex.
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The desire for romantic love in marriage is deeply rooted in our psychological makeup. Books abound on the subject. Television and radio talk shows deal with it. The Internet is full of advice. So are our parents and friends and churches. Keeping love alive in our marriages is serious business.
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This Christmas, give the gift of family… by supporting Focus on the Family. Your generosity will provide resources that help can families here in our town! You can donate today by visiting FaithTalkAtlanta.com -- and when you do, your donation will be DOUBLED! If you’ve been blessed by the Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast, you can pass on the blessings! You can help Focus on the Family share the gift ...
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I've found that communicating with my husband, Greg, can be challenging for many reasons — especially with our current pace of life. There is one speed in our home the majority of the time, and it’s FAST. With four kids, two jobs, several team sports, travel, church involvement and occasional social activities, the intentional attempts to love my husband through my words frequently get lost in the mix.
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Did your parents ever make you apologize to a sibling? Mine did. My first attempt at expressing remorse usually fell flat. So Mom and Dad made me repeat the performance. It took me a few tries before the apology was believable. By believable I mean that I was able to convince my parents the apology was sincere, but in reality, it wasn't. Despite my parents' best efforts, I went into marriage struggling with ...
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Researchers affirm what Christian families have known intuitively for years: Families that eat together, pray together and play together are stronger. But today’s crazy schedules and priorities make it more difficult for families to do this. So Focus on the Family has made it easier for you to invest a bit of time each week to have devotions with your family.
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"I learned that, although I love Mark and am happy with him, I can't look to him to fulfill my need for happiness," Lynda says. "That comes from a relationship with God.”
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Not long ago, as my kids and I were arriving at my son's basketball practice, an airplane flew over us. This one was quite a bit louder and faster than your average over-the-city airliner, so my daughter looked up to see what all the noise was about.
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