Author Dana Reinhardt recounts the evening she escorted her elderly grandmother to an event honoring a Vietnam Vet. Complete with many celebrities, Dana pointed several out to her, including Robert Downey Jr. Later, exiting the facility, her grandmother tripped and fell hard into the wheelchair ramp, slicing her right shin. As she bled profusely, Robert…
DetailsA couple recently sat in my office – intense, unhappy, and bearing down on their marriage with the same exertion required to open a very tight jar. In other words, they were working really really hard but were not having success. The marriage was no longer fulfilling and they both felt unable to meet the…
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As you read that title, you may immediately pull up images of people that contribute to your happiness, as well as those who don’t. You may think of how well you get along with certain friends or where you clash with siblings (or the other way around). But according to the Journal of Personality and…
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What if I could teach you in under 100 pages, steps that that could improve your most important relationships forever? Would you want it? On October 25th, my newest book, Relationship On Purpose: 8 Strategies Guaranteed to Improve Your Marriage or Significant Relationship, was released. I believe so strongly that these strategies can absolutely change…
DetailsYou have no doubt heard the phrase (maybe you have even spoken it), “rejection hurts.” Well a recent study has concluded just how true that may be. The results, published by the National Academy of Sciences, found that the regions of the brain that respond to physical pain overlap with those that react to social…
DetailsI recently heard a client make the statement, “My husband doesn’t accept me.” When I asked for her to give me more information, she went into a lengthy list: “I go to bed too early, I don’t vacuum correctly, I take too long getting ready in the morning, I don’t set the table the right…
DetailsOn a past Valentine’s Day, a California based film editor gave his wife a journal. His thinking was that they could take turns writing to each other. They found that they both enjoyed this process. As a matter of fact, his wife expressed the excitement that she feels when she notices that he has replaced…
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So, many times when individuals examine or contemplate their “Purpose,” they envision some great calling with astounding results. Things like: discovering a cure for cancer, preaching the Gospel to millions – like Billy Graham, writing best selling novels that thrill readers around the world, or founding an organization to help those in need – such…
DetailsI recently read a letter from a women name Michelle, as related by authors Gary and Barbara Roseberg. It was such a clear reminder of how vulnerable we are. When that is combined with carelessness, the results can be devastating. I want to share that letter here today. “I helped lead a Bible study…
DetailsIn 2015 the Colorado Department of Transportation reported 15,307 driving crashes in the state that were caused by distracted driving. This is a 16% increase over the last four years. And, as you might guess, the most significant contributor to the rise in numbers is the cell phone. The spokesman for CDOT stated, “Those who…
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