Posts by: Family First
September 13, 2016 2:59 pm
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Over the last few years, Susan and I have dropped off three of our kids at college. Each time was hard. Each time I cried all the way home. Like a lot of parents sending their freshman to college, Susan and I wondered, “Did we prepare them well? Did we do enough? Will they remember...
September 13, 2016 2:55 pm
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I used to think men were pretty simple creatures– and that I could read my husband easily. But then I came across something written by marriage expert, author, and radio host Stephen Arterburn, and I realized I’d missed the boat on what my husband might be feeling, and how he and many men are keeping secrets. Here’s what...
September 13, 2016 2:50 pm
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Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. That’s the name of a popular book by John Gray and a phrase used to describe the differences between men and women, husbands and wives. We look different, we are wired different, our anatomy is different, and we communicate differently. Boy, do we communicate differently! With...
August 11, 2016 3:05 pm
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I am always grieved when I hear about another marriage that has ended in divorce, but I am also saddened by the many couples I know of who stay together but live with disappointment, having long ago given up on believing their relationship can ever be all they had hoped for. If that’s where you are,...
August 11, 2016 2:48 pm
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If you’re like me, you desire to raise children who are considerate and caring towards others, who grow up to be productive members of society. But sometimes we can find ourselves unknowingly creating an environment that fosters entitlement in our children. Living abroad in Africa helped me realize I wanted to raise my kids to...
August 11, 2016 2:41 pm
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Around 130 miles southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan lies the small village of Sabray. In late June of 2005 one of the villagers named Mohammed Gulab, a husband and father, went on a patrol of one of the surrounding mountains. Over several days the people of Sabray were hearing intense warfare between the U.S. military and Taliban...
