Nurturing Friendships, Love, and Relationships

Marriage and relationship advice, along with best practices for communication and the importance of friendships with other adults.

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10 Easy Ways Spend Quality Time with your Spouse After you Start a Family

(This amazing photo is used with permission by JMB Photography. Check out their facebook page!) How do you think about time?  Lately, a comparison between time and money has been on my mind.  We each only have so much.  There is some that we are obligated to spend, but we have some that we are

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Active Listening Strategies to Help You Really Connect with Other People

     Hello friends!  Do you know someone that is a really good listener? They are getting to be a rare breed these days. I find it a bit ironic that we have so many different ways to communicate now, with social media, smartphones, email, regular phone calls, and face to face interactions, but sometimes

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