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One of the greatest challenges for any parent is trying to communicate with a child. With young children, there are times when you have to sit them down, make sure they have steady eye contact, and then slowly speak your points. After that, you may ask the question, "Do you understand what I am saying?" …
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Have you ever tried to get something done but cannot seem to finish because of interruptions? Maybe it's that paper for class that keeps calling your name, but friends or your job keep you from completing it. Maybe the 'something' is that magazine you are trying to read through but your kids keep interrupting you …
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When I do premarital counseling with couples, one exercise I always have them do is called the wish list. Each person must identify three things they wish happened more or less in their relationship, and then share that with one another. While one person is speaking, the other person has to listen without making a …
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Our ||40days|| journey through Lent continues this fourth week with attention to the theme: 'listen'. In previous weeks, we have looked at the journey of Lent, the need to acknowledge things in our lives, and then to turn from them. But what should we turn toward? If we are to turn away from sin, evil, distractions, and …
Matthew Erickson 