We all know the drill: the door slams in the carpool pickup lane and your child buckles in. “How was school?” you ask. And the answer… “Okay.” The conversation is dead before it starts.
Here are some thoughtful questions you can ask that won't get one-word answers.
Don't let your heart sink into despair by dwelling on what isn’t true. And don't frustrate yourself or hurt others by making false assumptions about our situation....
As a mom, I often carry around this great weight of wondering if I am really doing anything right in raising my kids. Here are two helpful realizations I've had about the guilt I was feeling.
You can improve money management skills when you objectively look at past money habits and mistakes and have plans in place to reduce the debt load. Every dollar that doesn’t pay a debt allows you to have more financial freedom.
Here are eight do’s and don’ts for becoming debt-free...
There are lots of things going on in our world that can tempt us to develop a negative attitude about life. If you suffer from "stinkin' thinking", here are some ways to turn your circumstances around!
Not all your dates have to be as extravagant as an episode of The Bachelor. With a little thought and creativity, you can create big romance with a small budget. Here are some suggestions...
As kids get ready to start a new school year, one way to help alleviate the morning rush is to make breakfast ahead of time, so it’s ready to go before sending kids off to school. Here's a nutritious recipe that's also fun to make!
Social media is an inescapable part of our society. But recently, research has been released that concludes there actually are negative side effects associated with social media. Many of the findings discuss how it impacts mental health; it is a joy thief that makes us sadder and more anxious.
Whether you believe in research or not, consider thefollowing 10 questions to determine if social media is stealing your joy...
Though there is great fear surrounding the threat of disease, we can rest assured that we have a Father in Heaven who is with us in all things. This truth is true especially today with the spread of the coronavirus.
A day holds a lot of time: 24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 seconds. Yet for most of us, our daily cry is “If only I had more time!” We feel so busy and overwhelmed!
So how do we manage the precious commodity of time? Here's how!
One mom’s photo of her 6-year-old son on the 2nd day of virtual learning is going viral after the first-grader managed to get his head stuck in a chair!
“I can't do a Quiet Time - my house just isn’t quiet.” Then one day I realized my house would be loud for a very long time. I couldn’t wait until my kids were grown and out of the house before I sought out a relationship with God.
Does money somehow seem to leak out of your house? Here's a 21-Leak List to be aware of, or to look for in your own house. Once you identify your own, you can do some leak-repair and keep some hard-earned coin.
One compliment can truly make a difference in someone’s life. These high school students set up boxes all around their high school where anyone can write notes to anonymously compliment each other. The response was overwhelming and all of the love spread like wildfire!
While beloved school janitor Robert Reed never complained, he was taking 3 buses and walking 2 miles just to get to work every day. So, his coworkers surprised him with enough money to buy a car. His emotional reaction is so powerful!
The fact that we use words like “fix” and “problem area” about our bodies in the first place says a lot about our culture and the damaging mindsets being embedded from an early age.
But what is really, truly, lastingly important about our bodies? Let's get some perspective.
What is peace, really? We can look at it through a common lens and characterize it as calmness, quietness, tranquility, and contentment. Or, we can look at it through a Biblical lens and discover the true peace that God offers.
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