Calming Tensions This Christmas Season

Even with the joy of Christmas, most of us have experienced stress that comes along with this season of the year. The Christmas song says, “‘Tis the season to be jolly.” But it’s also a season where we put a lot of unnecessary stresses onto our married lives. This can Read More…

He Came to Get Messy

Jesus Came to Get Messy This You Tube video helps us to better understand why Jesus came into this messy world. We invite you to watch it. Essentially, Jesus did not come to this world to enjoy life here. He came with a servant’s heart to be our savior. He knew Read More…

Preventing Family Land Mines at Christmas

Most of us go into the Christmas season thinking it will be a fun, meaningful time for us as a couple and as a family. But then, it happens. We step onto or into a verbal landmine and the explosion takes us completely by surprise. And yet, as therapist Kristin Read More…

May You Experience a CHRIST CENTERED Christmas!

We pray you have a BLESSED CHRISTMAS and pray that you have a wonderful, loving day together. We encourage you to make it a point to tamp down the drama to the degree that you can. Don’t talk politics or gossip or talk down about anyone. Make this a positive, Read More…

Christmas Blessings for your Marriage

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26) We pray this over you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Our message to Read More…

Christmas Priorities in Marriage

During this Christmas season, we’re seeing people work in deliberate ways to take CHRIST out of CHRISTmas. Many are making sure there is no room for Jesus publicly —even at Christmas. It doesn’t matter to them that this is a designated holiday that we’ve openly celebrated for many years to Read More…

Christmas Tips: Surviving Holidays – Jay and Laura

Surviving the Christmas Holidays This is the third Christmas Tip, which is given by Jay and Laura Laffoon, posted on You Tube. These tips are all about surviving the Christmas holidays. In this particular tip the Laffoons discuss the act of giving gifts. It’s a big part of the Christmas Read More…

Your Christmas Mission

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Well, almost. However, with these last few days before Christmas quickly closing in, are you ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus? What about your Christmas Mission? Have you thought about it? It’s difficult to be completely prepared for the flurry of activity that occurs during Christmas and Read More…

De-Stressing Christmas

Christmas will be here in less than two weeks. Can you believe it? Are you feeling stressed out yet? Thankfully, Steve and I have learned to cut out a lot of things that added more tension than they’re worth. Somehow it seems to defeat the purpose of celebrating the birth Read More…

Quiet in the Midst of Chaos

Are you feeling like everything around you is chaotic and it’s more than you can handle right now? Are you longing for the “Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright” experience and yet you don’t know how to get there? We well understand this dilemma. We’ve been there many Read More…