I’ve so enjoyed hosting Mary! For more about Mary and to order any of her wonderful books, tune in to her blog, Relevant Prose. Be sure to check out the other blogs participating on the Authentic Parenting Tour this week. For a complete listing of the blogs participating in the six week tour, visit here. Almost Hypergraphic AskMeanMom.com Audra Marie Blogging for Writers Camy’s Loft Edgewise FreshBrewedWriter Good Word Editing Heather in Madrid Lexical Light Mother Inferior Pattie’s Place Portrait…

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Hey folks, this is in keeping with marriage, family and parenting, and is a book I think you’ll enjoy. It’s by Mary DeMuth, a wonderful Christian author who excells in both ficion and Non-fiction. I’m posting an interview with Mary below, as well as a picture of both Mary and her new book. I’ll post the ordering info as well as a link to Mary’s web site in a couple of days, so be sure you check back. INTERVIEW WITH…

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Making Time for Making LoveBy Marla TavianoI’m a list-maker, a go-getter, a type A, a Martha, a busybody. Call me what you will. So much to do, so little time.Sure, sex is on my to-do list. Somewhere, I think. It’s just not close enough to the top to make it into my day most of the time.If we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll admit we can always make time for the things we really want to do. It’s all about choices….

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Yikes! I’m blushing scarlet at how many days it’s been since I’ve posted. I do have a good excuse that I’m hoping will be rectified sometime next week. I’m on dial up now, versus wonderful DSL that I used to have at our old house. Yes, we’ve moved to our new home…another reason I’ve been silent lately, as I’ve been trying to set up our new household rather than living indefinitely out of boxes…NOT a fun thing to do for…

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S.T.O.P.–A 4-Step Strategy for Handling Conflict Without Hurting Your RelationshipExamples of Overt Muscling: · Demanding sex and/or obedience · Controlling resources: $, freedom, time · Using violence or threats to control partner· Showing anger and contempt for partner in public (includes: attacks on character or appearance as well as acting as if partner is invisible)· Shouting or intimidating with words or gestures (includes: sarcasm, mocking, finger-pointing, cornering, taunting,)· Blaming, belittling, interrogating, name-calling · Hammering a point to death · Ganging…

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S.T.O.P.– A 4-Step Strategy for Handling Conflicts Without Hurting Your Relationship By Betsy Sansby, MS Brain researchers have found that when people are scared, hurt, or angry, they’re physiologically incapable of thinking straight. Stress hormones flood the body and cause the rational part of the brain to shut down, and the irrational part to take over. That’s why angry people don’t talk to each other, they rant and rave–or work on their trucks. The S.T.O.P. Strategy will help you calm…

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Finally!!! We’ve spent several nights at our new house now, but are still getting moved in. We have a lot of clean up and some misc items to pack at the old house, as well as a few pieces of furniture to move. I’ll get back to my regular schedule of posting here 2-3 times per week as soon as we finish the last details. We got our washer and dryer hooked up this week end and moved my three…

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It’s that time again! Time to sign my guestbook and get your name put into the hat for a free book. Would you like two chances instead of one? Go to the following sites and leave a comment on each one, as well as this one (3 total) and your name will be entered twice. Check out my YouTube book trailer and leave a comment at: http://www.youtube.com/my_videos Leave a comment on my guest book at my web site, too… if…

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