2016 was the year of the move for our family and extended family. After 23 years and 5 kids off to live their adult lives we made the move from our 5 bedroom, two story, to a walk-out ranch with just enough space for us as empty nesters and accommodations for larger family gatherings when […]
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In 1990, I became a single parent to my son and daughter, who were ages 8 and 5, at the time. Thus began the tough journey of merging work, children, child care, visitation and many other issues into our lives. It was much more difficult than I could have imagined. In 1993, I was married […]
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In our culture it has become increasingly difficult to navigate the rules for dating, engagement and marriage. This article was written for a talk given to a women’s small group on how our Christianity should impact our choices in our dating and marriage relationships. I hope you enjoy it. I want to give four things […]
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I have raised 4 sons and one daughter and I’ll have to admit that raising a daughter for me was more difficult than raising the boys. When we are dealing with our daughters we become faced with a whole new set of issues which may include: her emotions, your emotions, her hormones, your hormones, her […]
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