10 Impressions on Online Dating

Are you a little uncomfortable with the idea of Internet dating? Have you thought about how great it is for busy people; how convenient? Don't ever be duped by an online dating suitor. There are tales o.....

10 Steps to Happily Ever After

Do you know what all happy and healthy marriages have in common? In every one of them you will find two people committed to making each other happy. You will find a man who cherishes his wife and puts her need.....

10 Things You Didn't Know About Signs of Infidelity

Certain things about signs of infidelity come as a surprise to most people. Even people who consider themselves knowledgeable about extramarital affairs may be unfamiliar with some of the l.....

10 Things You Probably Didn?t Know About Signs Of Infidelity

Certain things about signs of infidelity come as a surprise to most people. Even people who pride themselves on being knowledgeable about extramarital affairs may be unfamiliar wi.....

101 Tax Savings Ideas, 7th Edition

There?s no doubt about it, tax laws are complicated and IRS pamphlets are confusing. Without a proper understanding of current tax laws, Americans are subject to tax scams and overpayment of their taxes......

3 Major Divorce Parenting Mistakes And Learn How To Avoid Them

What 3 major divorce parenting mistakes that surely lead to unhappy, unhealthy and unsuccessful children? Parents know these for your children seek.

1. F.....

35 And Single

It doesn?t matter how you got to be single in your mid-thirties. What does matter, however, is that you have certain priorities in order so that you can protect yourself and those you date from getting hurt. There are too many .....

5 Massive Reasons To Date Online!

?Divorced, Split up, Single? Five Massive Reasons Why You Should Be Dating Online."

Announcing five massive reasons why single men should use online dating!

How to meet more women than you cou.....

5 Reasons Why Paid Employment is Unhealthy

For most people, the prospect of getting a job after graduation from College is usually appealing. Some even go ahead and acquire higher degrees so that they could land themselves better paying j.....

5 Steps to Stress-Guard Your Family

5 Tips to Stress-Guard Your Family

Part 1: Recognize the importance of family stress management

Joe and Emily live in Southern California with their three young children. Both work and must .....

5 Tips for Successful Grandparenting

Building on the cherished connection between grandparents and grandchildren is a life-long privilege. As grandchildren grow and mature the role grandparents play in the lives of their grandchildren chang.....

"5 Ways To Ensure You Will Have a Happy Life After Divorce"

Life after divorce is something that most people who are going through divorce think about. Thinking about having a life after divorce or thinking about how your life will be after .....

7 Secrets of a Happy Marriage

Do you believe in falling in love? In finding that "special someone" who is your other half, your soulmate? Do you dream of finding the one person in all the world who will understand you, love you and be there.....

7 Secrets to Having a Financially Healthy Family

How many times have you replied "We don't have the money for that" when your child asks you to buy him something? His innocent reply is "Get some from the machine or the bank". You think to yo.....

7 Ways to Rediscover Your True Passion After Divorce

Going through a divorce is a very challenging time in a person's life. It is hard to adjust to being single again, as well as living "out of the habit" of being married, especi.....

9 Myths About Being Single

More than 48% of US households are headed by unmarried individuals. The American Association for Single People projects that by 2010, 47.2% of adults will be unmarried. Being single does not mean bei.....

A Bird's Eye View of THE ENCHANTED SELF and what it means to YOU! - Part 2

I have found the most effective way to teach people how to access their Enchanted Self, i.e. to find and hold onto feelings of joy, and a sense of well-being is to .....

A Birth Announcement That Is Both Practical and Sentimental

The best birth announcement is both practical and sentimental. Welcome your new baby into the world in a very special way. Tell everybody your good news with a photo or a more trad.....

A Brick Wall

Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 18, 2003

Two years ago I divorced, and there is still a lot of hostility.

My former husband has been served with contempt papers for not paying child support. He says I .....

A Christmas Wish

Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 22, 2003

My sister is a woman now beginning her thirties. She has had few friends and her boyfriends have never been good for her. Now she has finally found a man who .....

A Heavenly Vision

A Heavenly Vision
By Valerie Garner

I would like to share a spiritual experience with you that not only was very personal to me, but I believe it has value to every person's life. I would pray that the precious Hol.....

A Kernel of Truth about Relationships: 5 steps to improvement

?It?s all about relationships!? proclaimed my father during our recent holiday visit with my parents. Santa Claus coffee cup in one hand and a wagging finger toward my wife, El.....

A Lesson of Life From A Friend

The following is a true story...

Yesterday I received a phone call from a friend whom I last talked to almost two years ago.

Like other people, I was surprised to hear her voice.

She heard from a mutu.....

A look at men, women and marriage; can it work ?

A look at men, woman and marriage
Can it work ??

Over the past several weeks I?ve observed a disturbing trend concerning the friends that I?ve accrued over the years as well as the a.....

A Mechanical Metaphor

If your car breaks down you don't throw it away, so why are you considering it with your relationship?
Over the years of reading self-help books, it?s become obvious to me that I rarely find one that I could ge.....

A New Strategy

Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 3, 2003

My mother-in-law drives me crazy! She is an antisocial, critical, know-it-all who can't find anything decent to say about anyone but herself. Every time she come.....

A Refreshing Approach To A Family New Year

With a new year, we say goodbye to the past and hello to the future. What can we do in the present moment to bring closure to last year and hope for what lies ahead? For families, it can be a time .....

A Single 'MoM' Success Story

I cook and I clean. I get groceries and put out the garbage. Wash
dishes, do laundry, mow the lawn, run to doctor and dentist appointments
and pick up prescriptions. I also wonder about my daughters f.....

A Time of Grief and Healing After Separation and Divorce

I thought I would never feel the light of life again when I realized that my marriage was going to end. In fact I went through a painful year of not knowing if it would end. I had seve.....

A Wedding For What?

Once the actual purpose of a wedding had much more to do with property, parenthood and moral propriety in the eyes of the community. And those 3 elements were strongly interlinked, particularly among those members of.....