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5 Mistakes First Time Mothers Often Make

Few things are as overwhelming as being responsible for a tiny human being who is totally dependent on you: for food, clothing, shelter, warmth, companionship, everything except the air God gives for free. Even with a great support system, there

Interesting Conversations Christian Couples Should Have Before Engagement

When I was growing up, “lists” were a must in Christian circles, and every serious believer looking to date and marry, had one. Even when we learnt how to leave out the less important things and focus on the major

Should You Compare Your Marriage?

If there’s anything I know to be true, it’s this: comparing your marriage to someone else’s is foolish. I remember one day 10 years ago when I saw a couple I knew looking and acting sweet as usual, in their

7 Things to do Once You Find Out You’re Pregnant

Whether you’ve been desiring this baby, or the pregnancy came as a surprise, as long as you intend to have an enjoyable pregnancy (well, as enjoyable as pregnancy can be!), and give birth to a healthy baby, there are things

5 Guidelines to Generational Wealth Planning

Here is an alarming statistics- 60% of families lose their wealth in the second generation. And 9 out of 10 families lose their fortune by the third generation. If you are family-oriented, then this statistic should worry you. What could

Should You Leave Your Children an Inheritance?

I remember a conversation I had in my early teens about parents leaving an inheritance for their children. I had mentioned to a friend’s brother that the founder of the church I was born into recently made it known that

Do You Know How Your Neighbour is Really Faring?

Yesterday, a friend pointed me to a story that rattled me. In 2006, a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent was found in her bedsit flat in London. She had been dead for three years. Get this: She was found

Sweet Mother: Thoughts on the Religion of Mother-Love

Yesterday, as has been the Mother’s Day custom for many years, all mothers (and single fathers) in the congregation to which I belong were asked to stand. Also, as became the custom only recently, Prince Nico Mbarga’s classic, “Sweet Mother”,

Why Do Some Women Marry Without Physical Attraction?

Once upon a time, I couldn’t understand this at all. If you’re going into a marriage – a union where your spouse is naturally looking forward to an active, fulfilling AND exclusive sex life – does it not make sense

What Life Has Taught Me About Friendship

When you consider that you can survive for a while without a lover or spouse, but it’s practically impossible to survive without a friend, it becomes easier to see how friendship is a bigger deal than romance. It’s not pleasant

Before My Daughter Sees Disney’s The Little Mermaid…

  …she will read the original story, so help me God. As I thought of Sleeping Beauty yesterday while writing this article, another fairytale princess came to mind; Ariel, Disney’s first nonhuman princess, and the only Disney princess to become

Is Your Togetherness Too Total?

Does a happy marriage mean being inseparable? Elizabeth Taylor, who married Richard Burton in 1964, divorced him 10 years later, and married him again in 1975 before they divorced for good less than a year later, once described their marriage

Sex: Consent is Not Just a Word

In the original classic Sleeping Beauty, the prince does not wake the sleeping girl up with a kiss. He comes upon her and, unable to resist her beauty, has sex with her, leaving her pregnant with twins. Yep, he rapes

5 Mistakes to Avoid After a Breakup

Breakups can be awful. I remember thinking sometime last year that it was good to be married and finally free from the trauma and torture that is breaking up after dating someone you truly love (a divorce is a different

10 Money Lessons for Friends and Lovers

“Money separates friends,” is a phrase I heard quite often growing up, and along with the quote, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” They formed my money philosophy as a teen. I witnessed enough “friendships” go sour because someone

8 Communication Tips for Relationships You Cherish

Most of us are already tired of hearing how communication is the lifeblood of any relationship. We get it already! How does the communication thing work? Should we just keep on chattering away? What exactly do we say? That’s what

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