Monthly Archives: November 2016

Family Focus #15 Spousal Love

Family Focus: Family Blog Post # 14 Spousal Love He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home and broods a nest of sorrows. JEREMY TAYLOR, Twenty-Seven Sermons Over the years, I have taught my students … Continue reading

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Family Focus #14 Moving Forward

Family Focus: Family Blog Post  # 14 Moving Forward “After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” ― Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance Ah, the Thanksgiving holiday is behind us, the big dinner now weighing on … Continue reading

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Family Focus #13 Broken Families

Family Focus: Family Blog Post  # 13 Broken Families “There is no such thing as a “broken family.” Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart. The … Continue reading

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Family Focus #12: Spousal Respect

Family Focus: Family Blog Post  # 12 Spousal Respect “You cannot be a good Father unless, to your children, you demonstrate and encourage great love and deep respect towards their Mother.” Jim Shaul Years ago, I was in Tucson and … Continue reading

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Family Focus #11 Family Paradox

Family Focus: Family Blog Post  # 11 Family Paradox Families, doing everything for each other out of imagined obligation and always getting in each other’s way, what a tangle.  JOHN UPDIKE, Rabbit is Rich Paradox- something that is made up … Continue reading

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Limited Range of Notion

politically correct NOUN – marked by or adhering to a typically progressive orthodoxy on issues involving especially race, gender, sexual affinity, or ecology. Abbreviation:  PC, P.C. (dictionary.com)   Political Correctness, on it surface proposes and often enforces a specific dogma for the society to use with a goal of being non-offensive and inclusive. This dogma includes accepting as … Continue reading

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Religious Roots and the Constitution

Royal Love’s Facebook Query:   Because of the religious roots of marriage, do you think it would be correct to view the entire establishment as unconstitutional? Jim’s Response: Royal, there are two huge reasons why this view would be incorrect. … Continue reading

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Blaming, Naming, and Shaming

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Words

Words have meaning…the meaning we give them. Words have power… the power we give them. When you love someone, you give them power over your heart.. you consciously give them power because you trust them with your heart. When you … Continue reading

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Family Focus #8 Masculine Mask

Family Focus: Family Blog Post #10 Masculine Mask Gentlemen, contrary to popular belief, admitting that you are wrong is not fatal.” Jim Shaul I know that I am just one fella who has lived but a blip of time in … Continue reading

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