How To Fight With Your Spouse…Or Anyone Else
by: Amanda Kirk, MS. The other day I found a greeting card I bought maybe 10 years ago. I don’t think I ever intended to give it to anyone, I just found it compelling enough to add to my small collection of witty, sappy, hilarious, relate-able, or otherwise unexpected one-liner cards that have caught my […]
Parents of Teenagers: Change Yourself and Your Teen Will Follow
by: Claudia Fletcher, Chief Program Officer at Patrick Henry Family Services. I wrote a status update on Facebook several years ago that said “In case there are people out there who have not yet learned this, if a child is too big to physically move you really can’t MAKE them do anything.” I had […]
Facing Life Without Substances
by: Jim Urban, LPC. Eric Clapton is well-known as one of the most talented and influential musicians of the 20th century. His music helped inspire a generation of guitarists and vocalists to share their gifts with others. What may not be as well-known about Eric is that he once spent an average of $16,000 a […]
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (A Devotional)
by: Dave Frett of Safe Families for Children – Virginia. You can follow Dave and the Safe Families for Children team at https://safefamiliesofvirginia.blogspot.com. “About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married. The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby
What to Do When Disaster Strikes
by: Jim Urban, LPC. Hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, and other natural disasters can be some of the most traumatic events many people will ever endure. If you keep up with current events you know that Texas was hit with the worst hurricane in several centuries, and a strong hurricane may make landfall this weekend in Florida. [&