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Family, Parenting and Religion

2022-12-27T20:10:12-04:00

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The Top Ten Blog Posts from 2022

Last updated on: December 27, 2022 at 8:10 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

What a year! After a wild and unprecedented (!!) 2020 and 2021, I finally feel like 2022 ushered in the “new normal.” In-person speaking events started back up again, and oh how good it was to gather together! Our team was extra busy as we finalized the manuscript on my newest devotional in the Find Series called Find Hope, which will release later in 2023 as well as the culmination of our big three-year research project on S-E-X! Our book, Secrets of Sex and Marriage, co-authored by Dr. Michael Sytsma, releases February 7, 2023 and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with everyone! Read more

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2022-12-19T15:47:47-04:00

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Two Simple Steps to Transform Christmas Get-Togethers

Last updated on: December 19, 2022 at 3:47 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

From shopping, cooking, wrapping, and year-end work projects, we all have enough to do this week. Oh, and don’t forget cookies for the neighbors! Or the attempts to organize a chaotic house into some sort of shape before the family get-together. Or the efforts to keep the peace between contentious Uncle Harry and our reactionary in-laws at said get-together. So, this week I’ll offer just two simple steps that not only may help transform your Christmas get-togethers but also your... Read more

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2022-12-14T18:05:26-04:00

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Shining Our Light For All To See

Last updated on: December 14, 2022 at 6:05 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

Joy can be found even when there’s a lump in our throat. Let’s look for it¬ in the deep well of our memories. Let’s lean toward it by anticipating our heavenly home that awaits. And while we’re at it, let’s find joy in the here and now. When we invite joy to enter our hearts — just as Jesus entered our world two thousand years ago — we show a watching world the best demonstration of our faith. We show them what “good news of great joy” looks like: the light of Jesus that shines for all to see. Read more

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2022-12-13T22:38:07-04:00

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Three Keys for Keeping Holiday Stress at Bay

Last updated on: December 13, 2022 at 10:38 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

There are three little truths we’ve seen in the research that are worth keeping an eye on right now: three keys for kicking holiday stress to the curb. Apply them and it is much more likely that you will enjoy the season and emerge with your relationships stronger. Read more

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2022-11-29T10:29:26-04:00

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A Devotional Story Update and Tribute

Last updated on: November 29, 2022 at 10:29 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

A few years ago, I wrote a devotional book called Find Peace. In Day 9, which you will see below, I shared the story of close friends – “Lara and Aaron” – who were walking with love and grace through the excruciating experience of learning that Aaron had early-onset Alzheimer’s. Read more

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2022-11-21T00:30:00-04:00

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Two Steps to Improving Your Emotional Health This Thanksgiving

Last updated on: November 21, 2022 at 12:30 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

Here’s why it matters for thankfulness: In a broken world, we have to train ourselves to see and focus on the good stuff. Because it is easy to see the bad stuff. That comes at us every day. If we wanted to go through a depressing exercise, we could easily list the negative things that occur in our lives and world around us. Read more

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2022-11-16T15:15:10-04:00

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National Adoption Month and How to Love Adoptive Families Well

Last updated on: November 16, 2022 at 3:15 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

God is doing a powerful work in adoptive families as they work to help kids heal from trauma (which many adopted kids have, even if they were adopted as infants). And prayer is a key way of fighting the battle – a battle that is not for the faint of heart. It takes many warriors to stand in the gap for families that are often exhausted and feeling alone. Read more

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2022-11-09T14:26:13-04:00

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A Challenge for Churches, Friends, and Women in the Workplace

Last updated on: November 9, 2022 at 2:26 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

Women who work full-time and/or demanding jobs are starved for fellowship with other Christian women. Especially for fellowship with those who “get” their lives. Read more

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2022-11-02T19:07:26-04:00

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Do you need to let go of control in your marriage?

Last updated on: November 2, 2022 at 7:07 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

As God has opened my eyes to the ugliness of my controlling, disrespectful behavior, more than anything He has shown me that I’m the one who’s been wrong in those ways. And as I cave into God’s Spirit, rather than my desire for control, I see God changing both me and my marriage. Read more

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2022-10-26T16:35:00-04:00

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The Benefits Of Not Getting Married Just To Get Married

Last updated on: October 26, 2022 at 4:35 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

I decided to inquire of those who indeed had spent years feeling that Mr. or Mrs. Right was running late. Since it is easy to see only the downsides of getting married later in life, here is what I heard about the benefits of doing so, from folks who went that direction. Read more

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