I never dreamed on that sunny afternoon, as my husband and I took a fitness walk along the row of car dealerships that we would be returning home in a brand new, red convertible SAAB. The car just seemed to fit the day. After all, this was Southern California where sunshine and fancy cars  read more >

My 19 year old daughter has very disturbing temper tantrums and they are getting worse. She screams and cusses and blames everyone for her mistakes. She lives at home with us and everyone walks on "pins and needles" in hopes that she  read more >

Principle for Optimum Health: Do not ignore symptoms…don't be presumptuous regarding your health. If you are experiencing symptoms of an injury or illness; have been diagnosed with a disease process or if you are pregnant, nursing or desiring to become pregnant; you should consult with the  read more >

Lately the fact that my wife is messy and somewhat lazy is really wearing on me. We have been married 2 years and our room has been over run by her clothes for all but maybe a week of that time total. It gets to be up to a foot deep on her side of the bed and eventually she has stuff all over my side and in the closet, laundry room and garage.

When she gets mail she just opens it all up and leaves it on the table so we can never use it because its full of mail. She doesn't like me  read more >

Maybe you're not the one doing the day-to-day caregiving-maybe you're the spouse, the one who would get "best supporting" if there were an Oscar or some other shiny statue given for "Best Caregiving Award."

Being the sidekick behind or rather beside the caregiver is a VERY important and crucial role. I know because I'm not sure I could have done what I did-care for my mom who had Alzheimers, Parkinson's, heart disease and lived with us-if it hadn't been for my other caregiving half.   read more >

"Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens…" (Isaiah 58:6)

The reasons we choose to fast and the reasons the Lord calls us to fast may be two entirely different things. You may choose to fast in order to hear the Lord more clearly, for direction in your life, to help a loved one, or to see a "mountain" moved out of your  read more >