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No matter how much money we brought in, we could never seem to get ahead. We were drowning in debt and were exhausted. We were in an overwhelming financial disaster and had no clue how to get out.

Can you relate?

A day holds a lot of time: 24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 seconds. Yet for most of us, our daily cry is “If only I had more time!” We feel so busy and overwhelmed!

So how do we manage the precious commodity of time?  Here's how!

If you've experienced a loss, there are some practical ways grieving people can help themselves navigate the holidays as well as help friends and broken children experience the joy of Christmas in the context of grief.

When I take my eyes off God and His truths, I am more prone to fear and insecurity and therefore I am prone toward disobedience.

There are so many things I know now, that I wish I could have known then. Here are 10 things I wish every girl could hear.

The United States is a very medicated nation. Those medications may be helping you physically, but there’s a good chance that they are also hurting you mentally. 
Learn how these drugs are related to depression. I’ll also show you natural ways (as in, not taking another prescription) to treat depression and prevent the root causes of it.

This Christmas, when signing your cards, will you take an extra minute or two to be a blessing to someone and to share your faith with believers and nonbelievers through His Word?  His Word is Truth and Life, and by sharing it, there’s no telling the impact that extra minute or two will make.

Let’s toss out the glossy trappings of the magazine spreads and follow God’s example of making sending love the core of the holiday!  Here are some important relationship principles using the letters of C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S.! to help you...

Putting money in a savings account seems simple enough, yet it's a struggle for many.  While there has been an upward trend in the amount being socked away each year, increasing savings account balances can help Americans meet their long-term goals, such as retirement.

Here's help in building your savings account; giving you a clear course of action and setting specific goals.

I have learned some principles that run fairly consistent within each marriage. There are common needs most men and women bring to a marriage in order to make the marriage the best it can be.

Here are 7 of the greatest needs of a wife.  Men, are you paying attention?

100-year-old grandmother Eileen Wilkinson has an awful lot of wisdom to share. And, with the help of her grandson, Eileen has a makeshift office set up on the streets of New York so she can share that wisdom with total strangers.

See how people are responding and what she has to say to them...

For all the holiday get-togethers you're planning, it can be to fix something nutritious as well as delicious.  

Here are some excellent ideas to serve to family and friends that will please the pallet and feed the body. 

Many people relish the Holiday Family Gatherings--but, alas, for many, attending a HFG is like going to the dentist!
Does thinking about an upcoming family gathering make you want to hide beneath a lead blanket and start spitting? Good ---because times of emotional stress are the times to heed Jesus.

I have been in the beauty industry for 8 years. If anyone understands the struggle with comparison, it would be me. Makeup, haircolor, and hairspray may accentuate and enhance, but they are not what make a woman beautiful.

Balancing a busy lifestyle with healthy food choices can certainly become a tall task.  Here's a delicious meal idea that incorporates easy-to-use, versatile ingredients.  You can have flavorful main courses, sides and appetizers ready in under an hour!

He is completely comfortable and confident in the hold of his mother. But that’s when he notices that his mom is actually not holding him. Or is she?

If you're searching for Bible verses to comfort you will the hope of our Immanuel this Christmas season, here are 20 verses to meditate on and keep close to your heart.

It’s Christmas time, but unfortunately it’s all too easy to lose focus on Christ even though we’re supposed to be celebrating his birth. This season can bring both stresses and joys, and it also can bring many opportunities for family discipleship. Here are my “Twelve Ways of Christmas.” Consider including a few of these into your Christmas season—and enjoy the gifts that come from family discipleship.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and everywhere I turn there's a tide rising of commotion, preparation, and pinning. It's enough to make my head spin.

But in the midst of it all, I feel a gentle tug at my heart.

"Come to Me..."

As a single parent and the parent of a special needs child, I sometimes felt as if I had a double dose of loneliness.