When thinking about play, you may relegate it to children. I mean, as an adult, I don’t typically get down on the floor and play with trucks, cars, and transformers. But I certainly do when my grandkids are around. But how about when someone knocks on your door (figuratively speaking) and invites you to play.…
DetailsHave you ever been asked a serious question that you were hesitant to answer because it was uncomfortable? It wasn’t that you felt awkward as much as answering it would call into question something you said or did. My dad was a master at this. He would say or do something that was hurtful or…
DetailsNow your first thought maybe – “Uh, we are both from the U.S., so what are you talking about?” Believe it or not, the communication between you and your spouse is actually impacted by your different homelands or your different families of origin. As I once heard Pastor Doug Olson explain, much like learning a…
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That may seem like a strange question. I mean habits are just what we do over and over – aren’t they? Well, sort of. Things that we do repetitively can certainly become habits. And we all have certain bad habits that we would like to break; things like biting our fingernails, eating pop tarts for…
DetailsHave you ever gone into a downtown to go shopping at perhaps a high-rise of stores and had to pay for parking? But if you actually go into one of those stores and purchase something, you can ask them if they validate, and they will, so that you don’t have to pay for parking. Today…
DetailsNow that may seem like a strange question. I mean when children are born they are beautiful and they amazing and wonderfully made. We have three grandkids ranging from 3 years old to a few months. They are cute, curious, and delightful. Of course as grandparents we get to give them back and go home. …
DetailsAt one time or another I think that most of us have wanted a puppy. When we were kids we may have seen one in a pet store window or some lost stray followed us home. Our hearts were melted by those big brown eyes and that cute little face. We asked (probably begged) our…
DetailsNow my wife would say “No.” She does not like to be the center of attention. However, she likes to have my attention just as I like to have hers. A 2017 study on relationship experiences was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The research found that on days that a person’s…
Details“Hmm – I think so, but that seems like a loaded question.” Nope – no loaded question. I think when we ponder the matter we probably find ourselves wanting our mates to be honest and forthcoming with us about pretty much everything. But how about with regards to sex? “See – I knew there was…
DetailsThere is an event recorded in the Bible in John 5, where Jesus encounters a man who has been crippled for 38 years. The man is laying by a pool that is believed to have special healing qualities for the first person to get it in when the waters are miraculously stirred. However, because he…
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