The love of God is not based on what we have, what we do, or what we achieve in life. His immense love is not determined by our behavior, our attitude or our conduct. The love of God is not dependent on our personal background, our birth status, or our social standing. God’s love is [...]
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places….
Have you been looking for love in all the wrong places? Developing a relationship requires a joint effort to be made by yourself and a reciprocal party. God has always been there showering you with his love, but have you been there to build a relationship in return? I have used the analogy of “curb [...]
The In’s And The Out’s
Tips for Parents to Stimulate Children’s Creativity
There are many advantages of nurturing your child’s creativity like development of self-expression and mental growth. Various techniques can be used to prod imagination of your kids. For example, teach them to be more curious and ask questions. Additionally, you should make active efforts to hone their assessment skills. This can be done by engaging [...]
Parenting A Child With A Personality Opposite From Your Own

It is tough parenting and relating to children with completely different personality types than our own. However, the key which opens the door to harmony and a unified, lifelong bond with our children is always fashioned with compassionate communication and selflessness. It’s easy to identify and relate to the child that most resembles our makeup [...]
Crisis Gits~Now What?
2 Corinthians 1: 3-4 (NIV) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It’s a [...]
Blogging Your Christian Dating
The Power of Presence – Being Mindful
Being ‘present,’ what does that mean? On the surface, it obviously means that you are here, physically here. Students are either present or absent when roll is taken at school. After roll is taken and lunch orders turned in, the teacher then has the task of getting the students really present. This kind of presence [...]
The Hidden Hand in 2012
A Gritty and Grainy Kind of Love
You know, that area in the very back of the store? It’s not very well lit, there are no fancy headings, colors or subcategories. In fact this section of greeting cards is not even labeled. There are no elaborate pictures on the outside nor rhyming words in. There is no organization. It appears almost drab [...]


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