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I remember as a kid pulling up to the bread store and stepping out from the vehicle smelling the waves of freshly cooked bread pouring into the air around me. Knowing that we had the opportunity to eat bread that was freshly baked next door to the store gave me ...

They sat down in the backyard playing with their toys. But then Keith started a conversation and everything went bad. “Wane, instead of giving you, I’m gonna give T.J. my extra transformer action figure because he has none, and you already have two.” “What! But if you give me that ...

Be sure to read part 1 on Setting Boundaries. Setting limits with loved ones is not always easy. Having prodigal children, dysfunctional and toxic, and unbelieving family members can test the most courageous of individuals. It is imperative if one has these types of relationships to learn and apply parameters ...

‘Blessed is he who is kind to the needy.’ Psalm 112:5 If we listen to the whispers and complaints in our society about teenagers, we may come away with a tainted view of them. We will judge them, find fault, blame, mistrust. But our teens are our children, grandchildren, the kid ...

Our founding fathers designed a government of three branches – Executive, Legislative and Judicial — of equal power. Their reason for this system of checks and balances was because they understood human nature and knew that, in time, elected officials would arise that would challenge the system.   We now ...