Often the anticipation of Christmas, like other anniversaries, is more painful than the day itself when it finally arrives. For the first Christmas, don’t try to recreate the old rituals. Do something completely different. If possible, get away somewhere. Even if it’s a disaster, it will be a different sort of disaster!…
Contentment is the word the Bible uses to describe what our aim in regard to money should be. Here are a few notable examples: “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food…
There are many people who seemingly have little or no regard for material possessions. They accept poverty as a normal living condition, and their major concern is where they will sleep that night or eat that day. In contrast are the affluent, who have the best our society has to…
Following these six steps can start you down the path of becoming debt free: 1. Have a Written Plan A written plan is an absolute necessity to escape debt’s death grip. This plan’s success depends on your family doing two things: creating an itemized list of all your expenses, in…
Keep monthly expenses like housing, food and transportation from breaking the bank each month! In Part 1 of “Budget Busters,” we identified sections in our budget that keep us living in the red. Now that we know why we run a deficit each month, one question remains. How can we keep our…
If your family struggles with making ends meet, these budget busters may be the culprit. Here’s how your family can start living in the black again. Budget busters are the large potential problem areas that can destroy a budget. Failure to control even one of these problem areas can result…
Written by Dr. Julianna Slattery What do I say if my teen asks, “What is outercourse? Is it sex?” The first thing for any parent to do in this situation is take a deep breath. Push away those images of your once six-year-old playing with LEGOS® or Sylvanian Families,® and…
Lives are saved every day by ultrasounds. by Susan Graham Mathis “You don’t have to sugar coat it. The facts don’t lie. It’s a baby!”sonographer Tim says as told how he came to volunteer at a local pregnancy resource center and what it means to him. While Tim was in…
by Tricia Goyer Sometimes I wish God would let me see a preview of how the ways I give, serve and love will one day pay off. Such a preview would have been helpful when I first met Kayleigh. I was volunteering at our local pregnancy resource center when her…
