Single Parents learning to trust again

It’s not easy, as a single parent, to learn to trust again. If you feel you have been rejected by your partner, you can feel pain almost beyond description. The pain of that broken relationship might leave you thinking, ‘never again.’ It simply hurts too much. It rocks your self-worth,…

Gods Big Idea about Finances

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…

What is meant by Contentment

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…

The Pain of Infertility

As we entered the one-room country church, my dad reached to steady my mum. The explosion of colour, the thick scent of lilies and the face of my grandfather in a bronze casket had knocked her off balance. At 9 years of age, I was too young to fully understand…

Marriage NCT

Written by Tricia Goyer We heard the news via email. Another husband and wife we knew were getting divorced. They seemed like the perfect couple. They both had thriving careers and great kids. There was no infidelity, and no financial woes burdened them down. They’d just grown apart. They’d become…

Three marriage myths

Written by Mark Littleton We all go into marriage expecting certain things. Many of us have at least one of three common expectations – what I might call “marriage myths” – about how our spouses should fulfil our needs. When these expectations aren’t met, disappointment and conflict inevitably result. By examining…

Long distance love

By Meghan Baxter There are many reasons married couples need to live apart temporarily: military duty; long-term work or furloughs; immigration requirements; seasonal occupations; business trips; college or university studies; caring for sick or dying relatives. The list goes on and on. But how is it possible to remain connected…

Getting on with the in-laws

Written by Phillip J. Swihart In-law relationships need a touch of civility. Consider the story of Stephanie, who complained, “My mother-in-law never approves of the way I do anything. The last time Joe and I visited her it happened again. Just trying to be nice and helpful, I washed all the…

Real Boundaries for Teens

How do you set effective boundaries that build character and establish a proper relationship with your teen? by Tiffany Stuart Teens spell boundaries: R-U-L-E-S. They’d prefer to jump over them into adulthood. But that’s not reality. Even today’s reality TV shows have rules and restrictions. The Voice of Ireland provides wanna-be…

5 Tips from Single Parents for Christmas

Single parents have given us their tips for making Christmas a more pleasurable experience for you and your children. 1. Get organised It can be hard to do it on your own, but if you can prepare in advance you will find Christmas Day will run much more smoothly. I…