The phrase, “Mind the Gap, will be familiar to anyone who has been in London. As people enter and exit the Tube (subway) they are told to mind the gap. However, the British accent makes it difficult to grasp what is being said as well as a colloquialism that is unfamiliar to Americans. After […]
read moreParenting has many similarities to a family rafting trip. Most rivers have stretches of slow and fast moving water. While enjoying slow waters, family members can sit back and enjoy the ride; no one is required to paddle. In moments like these, parents guide the raft down river by using their paddle as a […]
read moreAn added benefit to using the LIMRI in premarital preparation and marriage enrichment is its ability to identify healthy relationship factors such as relational maturity. Relational maturity denotes one’s ability or willingness to connect on both emotional and cognitive levels with their fiancé or spouse. There are twenty-one statements in the LIMRI that […]
read moreIndividualism and self-reliance are perhaps the greatest threats to a home filled with sacrificial love. Individualism seeks what is best for the individual rather than the relationship. Self-reliance is a partner to individualism where personal advancement and personal happiness is the goal of relationships. Parents who are resistant or unaware of God’s love will […]
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