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Family, Parenting and Religion

2022-06-01T23:46:20-04:00

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Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Communication

Last updated on: June 1, 2022 at 11:46 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

Learn how to be a generous and kind communicator with your spouse. Read more

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2022-05-26T00:18:09-04:00

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An Amazing Milestone in Our Family—And For Our Son

Last updated on: May 26, 2022 at 12:18 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

Eight years ago, a terrifying incident changed everything for our family. Our almost 11-year-old son, Luke, had a massive grand mal seizure. Over the next few years, Jeff and I watched as our son struggled. He rarely complained. Read more

2022-05-18T18:59:04-04:00

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Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Making a Happy Marriage

Last updated on: May 18, 2022 at 6:59 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

Your spouse almost certainly deeply cares about and appreciates you. But they won’t live that out perfectly. Read the researched habits for a happy marriage. Read more

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2022-05-09T17:59:52-04:00

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10 Encouraging Facts About Marriage You Need to Hear and Share

Last updated on: May 9, 2022 at 5:59 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

How often do you hear someone toss out negative comments about the state of marriage today? For example: “Half of marriages end in divorce.” “The pandemic was brutal for marriages.” “Divorce has been rising for years.” “Churchgoers don’t do any better at marriage.” Most conventional wisdom about marriage today is depressing—and yet most of it is also not true! Unfortunately, there are damaging consequences to believing these urban legends. Young couples become more skeptical and more likely to avoid getting... Read more

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2022-05-04T22:35:20-04:00

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Honoring All the Mothers (Who Are Loving the Kids They’ve Got)

Last updated on: May 4, 2022 at 10:35 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

Special note: If you are struggling with Mother’s Day due to any number of complex emotions, I’m sending you a virtual hug. Some of you want so much to have biological children but struggle with infertility. Others have lost children, spouses, or their own mothers. Others wrestle with complicated relationships with their moms or their children. If Mother’s Day is a painful time for you, set this one aside and come back for next week’s blog. We’ll be here waiting... Read more

2022-04-26T00:12:01-04:00

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Three Great Ways to Handle Drama

Last updated on: April 26, 2022 at 12:12 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

These are three super-simple steps that usually speak to the heart of a “dramatic,” upset person. Read more

2022-04-18T20:00:29-04:00

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In Troubled Times, Remember How the Story Ends

Last updated on: April 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

As Christ followers, we know the ending of our story. Jesus Himself tells us the plot: we will have trouble in this world, but He has overcome the world! (John 16:33) Read more

2022-04-12T00:03:00-04:00

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3 Ways Fictional Marriages can Sabotage Real Ones—and How to Get it Right

Last updated on: April 12, 2022 at 12:03 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

Here are three common ways we must replace fiction with truth so we we can purposefully replace the wrong approaches and expectations with the right ones. Read more

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2022-04-04T20:01:08-04:00

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A Different Perspective on Teens—and How to Talk to Them

Last updated on: April 4, 2022 at 8:01 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

Many of our kids, to some degree or another, have been hearing our warnings about bad choices and heeding them. Read more

2022-03-29T22:56:20-04:00

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What I’m Loving – March 2022

Last updated on: March 29, 2022 at 10:56 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

I wanted to update you on my excitement about that and some of the other key things I’m enjoying now that I’ve re-entered human society! Read more

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