Do You Have a Word for Your Year?
Each year since I was 19, I have selected a “Word for the Year”, a “verse for the year” and later I added a motto for each year (something you might put on a coffee mug, billboard, T- shirt…
Why Would We Want To “Save Our Girls”?
One might wonder why a mom of three SONS would co-author a book called Raising a Modern Day Princess. (Focus on the Family, co-authored with Doreen Hanna). Or ask you to join her…
Parenting Plan Can Bless your Kids and Your Marriage!
So much marital stress is caused because the husband and wife are not on the same page in the way they deal with their children. One way our marriage has been protected is through the “Learner and Leader” day…
Sex Before Marriage: The Landmine of Love
According to a study on sexual activity by Relevant, a Christian magazine, as many as 80 percent of unmarried evangelical young adults have had sex. This is a startling statistic in light of two very clear commands from the Bible:…
Dark Knight Rises, but God Rises Higher to Help Us
The recent shooting at a Batman: Dark Knight Rises movie in Aurora, Colorado, has many wondering How and why a young man with such promise, could have taken such a left turn in life? James Holmes, an honor student at…
12 Ideas for Heart Connections During the Holidays
Holidays are the season for friends and family. It can be a strategic time to build a relationship bridge to another’s heart. (See our Christmas newsletter for even more ideas:http://love-wise.com/Christmas2011) Here are a few examples on ways to connect heart…
Where Are They Now?
If you asked us, “What one parenting decision would you make sure you did again? “ We would answer, The Family Compass. Having a family Mission Statement, Motto and Moniker gave our boys an internal ethical GPS to navigate…
Unplanned . . . hope for life
One of my amazing interns, Audrea Taylor, one of the founders of an amazing youth organization, im2morro, has this to say about a new thought provoking DVD by Tyndale, Unplanned: On college campuses around the country it is…
Sin Always Leaves a Wake
We enjoy boating and jet skiing. Once you are on the water, if you look back, you will see a wake. The bigger the boat, the faster the boat-- the bigger the wake. And so it is with sin.…
A Heart for Moms
 Years ago, Jill Savage, became a mom. A school teacher by vocation, she missed the ongoing education conferences popular among those in education. She wondered, “Why isn’t there a Mommy University?†So she and some friends pulled together a…