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Leading Your Family As A Single Mom On Focus On The Family With PeggySue Wells And Pam Farrel. Part 2
Looking back at one of the most meaningful conversations around the topic of single-mom families and The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make, I had no idea our two-day interview with Focus on the Family would be one of the most listened to of 2024. Find Part 1 of...
Oil Paint and Relationship Glue
Relationship glue is crafted in the art studio of life. “What did she use this time?” The kind man who cleans my white carpets squats down to inspect the splashed rainbow of glue and paint. “Acrylic and oils.” I show him the finished masterpiece displayed on the easel...
Self-Care for Moms
What does self-care for moms look like? Rearing our children is every parent’s most important job. To do that well, we need to take care of ourselves physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. As a burnt-out mom, you can’t care for your kids to the best...
Did You Lose Your Faith In The Break-Up
Your faith, did you lose it? When your happily ever after didn’t turn out as you imagined, when 2020 turned the world upside down, people want to know who they can count on. Is there a God and does he see me? Can I trust him? Is he worthy of my faith? These are...
Be A Better Friend And Experience Less Rejection
Two steps can help you be a better friend. What kind of friend are you? What is it like to be with you? If an honest assessment shows room for improvement, today is the opportune moment to make some shifts. If you are ready for shifty days, here are two shifts you can...
How to Maximize Your Day Job for Financial Security
There are two basic ways to maximize your financial security and stability. You can improve your finances by cutting costs and by increasing income. Additionally, the two most common sources for improving income toward financial security are being a mompreneur with...
Scuba Dive St. Croix Today in Chasing Sunrise
Scuba dive in St. Croix today with Chasing Sunrise. After hours, days, weeks at work and on zoom, an island vacay is medicine for the soul. So, let's go! In this excerpt from Chasing Sunrise, Michael and Jerry dive the mile-deep wall. A short cruise away, Jerry...
Is There a Refresh Button for My Family?
Family relationships are formative for our lives and community. Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” A.A. Milne “Holidays with family is when we all...
How Much Sleep Do You Need?
How much sleep do you need? Are you getting enough sleep? Adults require eight to nine hours daily. Less than seven hours of sleep has an immediate and negative impact on our body. Chronic deficits sabotage health and shorten our life. And your children need regular...
Leading Your Family As A Single Mom On Focus On The Family With PeggySue Wells And Pam Farrel. Pt 2
Pam Farrel (raised by a single mom) and PeggySue Wells (a single mom of seven!) offer guidance to single moms (and dads!) as they navigate life with their children. They examine some of the best decisions a single mom can make—things like choosing to thrive, creating a nurturing home, introducing your child to Jesus, and learning to respond to situations in healthy ways. It’s an encouraging conversation for the single parent! (Part 2 of 2)
Aboard The Train That Jumped The Tracks
The train that jumped the tracks in Jellico Tennessee, forever altered my family. On July 6, 1944, a troop train transporting 1000 freshly minted soldiers, left Indianapolis bound for the Carolinas. From there they would be sent to the European theater of WW2. At...
Sneak Peek Of Two Chapters in Secrecy Order
Get a sneak peek at Secrecy Order, a title in the Marc Wayne action adventure sci-fi technothriller series. Check out the first two chapters of Secrecy Order. Chapter One of Secrecy Order His box was being pried open. Marc Wayne wasn’t certain how long he had been...
Read The First Three Chapters Of Unnatural Cause
Get a sneak peek at Unnatural Cause, an award-winning title in the Marc Wayne action adventure sci-fi technothriller series. Check out the first three chapters of Unnatural Cause. Chapter 1 of Unnatural Cause Mallory Wayne chambered a round in her SIG Sauer and...
Read the First Three Chapters of The Patent
Get a taste of the first in the Marc Wayne action adventure sci-fi technothriller series. Check out The Patent's first three chapters. Chapter One of The Patent Shanghai. He hated the place. Busy and overpopulated, the city offered plentiful opportunities to remain...
Full Lives For Adults With Special Needs
Is there hope for the rising number of adults with special needs to live full lives? Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) encompass hundreds of diagnoses from autism and Down syndrome to cerebral palsy, and affect 6.5 million people in the United...
When A Baby Dies
When a baby dies, we are forced to say goodbye before being able to say hello.“We just left our appointment after the baby’s scheduled scan. Nothing looks good.”My friend’s news took my breath.“Please pray,” she continued. “I know you know what this feels like.”How...