When someone’s brain is failing, the best thing you can do is love them! Dr. Gary Chapman describes how the five love languages can help people with dementia—and their caregivers—experience a powerful emotional connection. Continue reading “Loving Someone with Alzheimer’s”
Take a Moment Monday: Check in With Yourself
By: Elaine Fraser
If today was the last day of your life, what would you change?
When Elizabeth Gilbert quoted an older friend who said that every thoughtful woman, every ten years, should take some time to be alone with herself, in order to re-examine the direction of her own life, and to decide if any alterations need to be made, it made an impression on me. Continue reading “Take a Moment Monday: Check in With Yourself”
Volunteering Is Good for You – and Surprisingly, Your Kids Want to Do It Too!
By: Linda Lou
If you ever have trouble getting your kids to help out at home, you might be surprised by what you read next. Of 180,000 Australians students surveyed by Resilient Youth, 90% actually want to contribute to society. Continue reading “Volunteering Is Good for You – and Surprisingly, Your Kids Want to Do It Too!”
Less Scrolling. More Showing Up
By: Elaine Fraser
Social media are great for developing community, but for true belonging, real connection and real empathy require meeting real people in a real space in a real time. – Brené Brown Continue reading “Less Scrolling. More Showing Up”
Why Jesus Isn’t the Solution to School Shootings
By: Jennie Scott
Grief has swept my nation, and my own heart is still tender.
Weeks ago, a teenager not much older than the students I taught massacred 17 people by shooting them in cold blood.
Then he got a snack at McDonald’s. Continue reading “Why Jesus Isn’t the Solution to School Shootings”
Healthy Manhood in Marriage
Jim Daly wants to remind husbands what healthy masculinity is all about — serving and sacrificing for your wife, avoiding passivity, and pursuing purity in your thought-life! Challenging men to godly manhood. Continue reading “Healthy Manhood in Marriage”
If You Want to Find Jesus, Don’t Look Within
Many people want to find Jesus, but they look for him in the wrong places. If you want to find Jesus, don’t look within yourself. Continue reading “If You Want to Find Jesus, Don’t Look Within”
Eight Lessons to Learn From the Life of Billy Graham (1918-2018)
By: Sheridan Voysey
A college dropout farm boy from North Carolina finds faith, starts to preach, begins travelling the world, meets dictators, becomes a confidante to presidents, becomes a media entrepreneur, catalyses dozens of global ministries, and ends his days as the most influential and best-loved evangelist in history.
Such is the Billy Graham story. Continue reading “Eight Lessons to Learn From the Life of Billy Graham (1918-2018)”
When Are Kids Old Enough to Take Public Transport Alone
By: Rachel Doherty | Tweens 2 Teen
Having your child use public transport for the first time without you is one of those moments that can creep up on a parent. To work out when the time is right, I’m sharing a simple parenting rule. Continue reading “When Are Kids Old Enough to Take Public Transport Alone”
Food Additives to Avoid
By: Susan Joy | The JOYful Table
Substances added to food to preserve flavour, enhance taste and improve their appearance and texture are called food additives. Vinegar, salt and sugar have been used for centuries to preserve food but it’s the additives that have been introduced over the last century that have now become a huge concern to our health. Unfortunately, they are generally regarded as safe, I don’t know about you but I’ve seen the affects of added colours and preservatives on children’s behaviour and health. Continue reading “Food Additives to Avoid”