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The Sex Talk: The Conversation We Are Afraid to Have

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The Sex Talk: The Conversation We Are Afraid to Have Contributing Writer: Beth Saavedra Do you remember how you first learned about sex? Where did you get your ideas? Were they correct? Do you have positive recollections of learning to connect your sexuality with concrete ideas about how to live it out in a healthy way? Or are your first memories of learning about your body confused by secrecy and shame from gleaning forbidden information from peers? ~Stay tune for more  great articles or … [Read more...]

Defining Beauty For My Daughter

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~Defining beauty for ourselves is a challenging but important task. Don't shy away from it, don't ignore it, don't exalt it but instead wrestle with that beast we call beauty. The word "beautiful" is filled with so many messages from the media, our parents, our friends, our spouse and ourselves. Forget the negative messages and focus on the positive ones and come up with your own healthy view that you want to pass on to your daughter. The moments I have felt the most beautiful is when I have … [Read more...]

Easter Family Project: DIY Cross Activity

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Contributing Writer: Carla Ackermann from Breathing Deep Where the Air is Thin Why is it that sometimes we spend weeks and weeks doing things for Christmas but almost nothing for Easter? Without Easter, Christmas would mean nothing. Jesus, taking on human limitations, being born fully man, while remaining fully God - it's all amazing - but He did it with a purpose. He had a Reason. It wasn't to show off that He could do it - It was so that He could live as we live, and then allow himself to … [Read more...]

Creative Discipline

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Contributing Writer: Beth Saavedra Don’t miss any of our post and start following along via your favorite social network :Twitter,Pinterest or Facebook and our readers preferred way via email. Did you know that in Norway it’s against the law to spank your child? Not long ago, I had a Norwegian mom in my home and I asked her what she thought of the law. She seemed to think it was reasonable and normal – nothing to spark controversy. Whether or not you support corporal punishment, I think we can … [Read more...]

28 Ways to Combine Fitness and Play With Your Toddler {Part 4}

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{28 days} Exercise with your Kids [22-28] Featured Writer: Alaina Holland is our fitness expert from  Holland Family Life - She has been kicking our butt with some fun fitness exercises to do with our kids. If you miss the other exercises in this series you can find them here Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3.  This is Part 4, and we are now at the end of our series of Get Fit: Mommy and Me. I hope you have enjoyed getting fit with your kiddos. You now have a total of 28 ways to combine playtime and … [Read more...]