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Parenting: The Ups and Downs of Summer Family Vacation

For most of us, we donā€™t get enough time together with those we love the most. Summer family vacations are designed to be great catch-up times to reconnect parents with kids....

Parenting: 7-Step Model for Kidsā€”Healthy Internet Use

A 7-Step Social Media Introduction Model for Healthy Internet Use for Our Kids Our world is becoming more and more digital all of the time. We MUST equip and prepare our...

Marriage: When Your Marriage Hits the Ditch

The conditions for the journey werenā€™t looking good as the air between them was cooling to an icy chill. Instability and uncertainty reflected long miles of bad road relationally. Itā€™s true...

Marriage: Sex ~ Now You’re Talking!

A Couple Discussion Starter 1. Set up a DATE to talk about only your sex life. Outside the bedroom Without interruptions Donā€™t be in a rush 2. Be willing to HONESTLY...

Marriage: You Make No Senseā€”Overcoming Marital Misunderstandings

A man once called his neighbour to help him move a couch that had become stuck in the doorway. They pushed and pulled until they were exhausted, but the couch wouldnā€™t...

Parenting: My 6 Greatest Joys of Being a Parent

The truth isā€”my primary days of being ā€œDadā€ are over. Sure, I still hold the title and always will. But at best, I now only occupy a small place in my...

Marriage: The Power of FAITHFULNESS

The Power of FAITHFULNESSā€”Keeping Your Promise in a World that Doesnā€™t Know How A few years back, I got inspired to go against the flow of culture and make a statement....

Marriage: Developing a Marriage Mission Statement

Marriage: Developing a Marriage Mission Statement Know Why You are Developing a Mission Statement as a Couple Life is about choices. When you intentionally make the right decisions, so many things...

Marriage: Facing Burnout in Your Family

What is Burnout? At the core, burnout starts showing itself with a personā€™s growing inability to emotionally cope and effectively carry out their normal life responsibilities. This causes us inner stress....

Recovery from Depression

Kickstarting Your Recovery from Depression Having personally walked through depression in 2001 and then coaching hundreds of thousands of people in over 120 countries online since 2003, the most powerful plan...

Marriage: Respecting the Laws of Relational Equilibrium

Is Your Marriage Teetering in the Balance? Respecting the Laws of Relational Equilibrium One fond childhood memory surrounds the pleasure of mastering the teeter-totter. Itā€™s the playground apparatus that involves two...

Journey Beyond Anxiety and a Life of Worry

Fear is a Liar:Ā The Journey Beyond a Life of Worry Fear immobilizes countless people. Many lives are riddled with some form of incessant worry, heightened anxiety or foreboding dread. Fear can...

Parenting: Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currieā€”Kids Being Bullied

  My son is constantly picked on at school. Bullies tease him, play pranks on him and even hurt him physically at times. Everything in me wants to protect him, even...

Marriage: Getting Freedom from Porn: 1000 Days ā€˜All Clearā€™

We sat together in Boston Pizza for lunch that day. He is a manā€™s man ā€“ dark, chiseled and shaved head. Though his identity will remain private, if you knew his...

Parenting: Rebellion in Childrenā€”How Parenting Rules Are Related

The Heart of Discipline:Ā The Principle of New Covenant Parentingā€”How Rules Relate to Rebellion in Children   One of my goals as a parent is to see my children be well-behaved and...