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Matriarchs & Patriarchs
“As matriarchs and patriarchs of the family, grandparents not only are a blessing, but they can also give blessings with a unique authority.” – Francine…
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Brand New Grandparents
As a grandparent, or expectant one, your relationship with your grandchild comes bundled with your relationship with the parents. It can be helpful to reflect…
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Grandparents
As a child is born – so are grandparents The rise of Grandparenthood There was a time when grey hair was relatively rare. Many people…
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Like a X-ray Glasses
“Like a pair of x-ray glasses, gratitude transforms the way we see our situation.” – Francine Pirola For more on gratitude, check out: Gratitude: the…
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A Christian Family…
A Christian family is not one which is faultless… but one which counts on God for… practical needs and for grace. – Marilyn Rodrigues More…
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Overscheduled Kids
In a fast-paced culture driven by the need to have it all, many kids are growing up without the joy of authentic leisure. In a…
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Overscheduled Couples
Too many marriages suffer from insufficient time. In fact, it’s possibly the single biggest contributor to marriage breakdown. There might be an affair or a…
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Too Controlling
Being too controlling of our kids is bad for their development. They don’t become responsible. They simply want to be controlled. – Dr Justin Coulson.…
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Being Needed is Not Love
“When we mistake being needed with love, we make people dependent on us”. Fr Emmerich Vogt was speaking in his series, The Spirituality of the…
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Teaching Self-Control
Teaching children self-control requires a delicate balance, an ability to guide rather than direct and lots of encouragement. – Dr Justin Coulson. More from…
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Quality Time & Quantity Time
It’s just not possible to jump into a ‘quality’ conversation without first having lots of leisurely ‘quantity’ time.
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Boredom & Creativity
“Boredom is the crucible of the imagination. It creates space in a busy mind for creativity to be explored and expressed.” – Francine Pirola
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