Finding Joy

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Finding joy is something many people long for; it seems to be a simple enough concept but unfortunately it can be very elusive. Joy isn’t one of those things that we always feel, it can come and go. Life’s problems, failed relationships and unmet expectations are all factors [...]

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Dating After Divorce with Children

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Dating after divorce with children can be challenging; who has time to fit one more thing into a single parenting life-style let alone something nerve-racking as dating?
I think before you start dating you need to first understand how your children may feel about it. It shouldn’t keep you from [...]

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Men Coping with Divorce

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Men coping with divorce is obviously just as common as women coping with divorce but because men and women are wired differently the manner in which they cope can be very different. Men have been accused of lacking emotion or the inability to deal with emotion compared to their [...]

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Finding True Love after Divorce

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After divorce it is difficult to imagine being able to love someone again, especially if your previous partner left a lot of wounds. But eventually we begin to heal, the pain goes away and the desire to love returns. However, we need to make sure that the desire to [...]

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Why Set Up an Online Dating Email

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Whether dating online or the old fashion way it is important to consider safety, for both men and women. Meeting people for the first time can be nerve-racking, however because of technology we have a way to take the edge off; I am referring to email. You can learn [...]

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The Need to Be Right

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How many times have we gotten into a heated argument with our children, spouse, loved one, co-worker or checker at the store about who is right? Relationships are torn apart by people feeling they need to be right and prove the other person wrong. Family members may go [...]

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Who’s Pulling Your Strings?

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There are several different kinds of relationships we have with various people and they take a certain level of commitment and work to maintain or either break away from. Not all relationships in our lives are healthy but unfortunately they are unavoidable. We often have to deal with the [...]

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Creating Your Own Reality

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There is a famous saying, “We become what we think about most of the time.” This means that our thoughts dictate our life’s direction and the quality of life we live.
When setting goals, breaking habits and creating a healthier lifestyle we look to self-improvement resources. Self-improvement books are [...]

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Fighting Parental Alienation

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Over the years we have seen family dynamics changing; fathers are taking a more active role in raising the children as mothers are pursuing careers. Unfortunately, many families are broken up due to divorce and if couples aren’t able to put their differences aside for the sake of [...]

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Qualities to Look for in a Mate

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Qualities to look for in a mate obviously differ from person to person and knowing what you are looking for presents its own challenges. I know when I started dating after divorce I was uncertain about the type of woman I wanted to be with – we all have [...]

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Telling Children About Divorce

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No child wants to hear that their parents are getting a divorce but it should not keep you from telling him the truth. It is important to understand what your child may struggle with as their parents go their separate ways. They may feel lost and uncertain about their [...]

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The Power of Love

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Recently, I completed listening to Gary Chapman talk about “The 5 Love Languages” (Book on Audio CD). As a side note I am pleasantly surprised at how quickly I was able to get through the book with only a short morning and afternoon commute to work. I am definitely [...]

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Remarriage after Divorce

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A large percentage of Christians remarry after divorce and guess what? The majority will end up divorcing for a second time. I know that I never want to go through a divorce ever again. However, I do long to be a family, to give and receive love [...]

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Don’t Just Survive, Learn to Thrive after Divorce

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Going through a divorce is a humbling and difficult process with negative consequences and emotions. Often, people get stuck or wrapped up in the negativity they forget to resume and rebuild their lives. We are all stuck somewhere, the trick is to recognize it and choose to move on. [...]

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Overcoming Discouragement after Divorce

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If I were to venture to guess I would say we have all been discouraged at some point. After divorce there are many opportunities to become discouraged and the likelihood of it happening is high.
There are several triggers that can cause you to get discouraged after divorce; fear, [...]

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Rely On The Lord

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I’ve noticed that there are many things people learn, including myself, after divorce one of which, to rely on the Lord. I have looked back and realized that I wasn’t walking with Him as I should and it had an effect on our marriage. Of course I can’t take [...]

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Why I Won’t Buy From a Retail Jeweler Again

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There is a saying, “ignorance is bliss” but unfortunately ignorance isn’t always forever and we are forced to see the brutal reality of things, in this case, why I won’t buy from a retail jeweler ever again.
It all started several weeks ago when I was brainstorming for ideas [...]

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Self Help Child Custody

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Divorce is a family issue and for marriages that involve children it can be messy and expensive. Defending your rights as a parent is critical when going through a divorce because how it plays out will determine the amount of time you get to spend with your child and [...]

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Coming Home after Divorce

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It really doesn’t matter if the marriage was dysfunctional, volatile or loveless, after divorce, coming home and not being with your spouse can take some getting used too. We have become accustom to life with them; we have developed habits and routines that affect our lives daily.
Don’t let [...]

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God’s Medicine

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It seems only natural to isolate ourselves when we are in pain. For some reason we think we can work through the crisis on our own or nobody will understand what we are going through but the reality is; countless individuals have experienced divorce, stemming from someone simply saying, [...]

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Closer to Jesus

Thank you Daisy…
My husband left our amazing marriage on May 9th. Literally walked, or should say RAN, out the door with a few things. I’ve seen him once since this has happened. There was no warning, no nothing. A few days of fighting after I found his phone records [...]

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