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Storytime Science: What Happens In Your Child’s Brain When You Read?

July 11, 2018 By Jacqueline

“Read me Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Momma!”

These days a parent could offer their young child storytime with a picture book, they could play an audio book, start the animated video or even ask Alexa! In a single generation, the explosion of screen-based media has transformed the experience of childhood, from TV and videos, to an unlimited range of technology available at any time via portable devices.

I ran across this brand new published study that opens up the hidden world of a child’s mind in each of those situations. The purpose was to explore the differences between story format (illustrated vs audio vs animated) and how they each affect the integration and growth of functional brain networks that support learning in preschool-age kids, including language development and visual imagery (imagination)….

Rosaria Champagne Butterfield’s Letter To A Potential Gay Adultress

March 20, 2018 By Jacqueline

Photo credit: Sky Noir on VisualHunt / CC BY-NC

My dear friend,

I’m grateful that you trusted me with your secret.

Sitting across from me at the kitchen table this afternoon, you poured out your heart. When you married your high school sweetheart at 19, you never once suspected you would be in this place. Now, at 39, after twenty years of marriage, you call yourself gay.
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Are You Winning Your Situation By A Gentle And Quiet Spirit?

June 23, 2017 By Jacqueline

I want to share a remarkable true story of a courageous woman winning a husband. I pray this will edify and encourage each and everyone of you that is living in a very difficult marriage. I am not speaking to those in an abusive situation! Please go to a safe place and get help.

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‘When Queens Ride By’: A Short Story For Every Woman

April 27, 2016 By Jacqueline

I want to share a remarkable short story I read years ago which left an indelible impression on me. I found it again over at Living On A Dime. It imparts truths which are timeless. Let it change the outlook of your life as a woman, wife or mother.

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When Your Husband Won’t Plan A Date Night

February 21, 2016 By Jacqueline

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A post by Jennifer Flanders (Loving Life at Home), because we want marriages to thrive.

I received this question from one of my readers several months ago. I replied privately at the time, but with Valentine’s Day just passed (and all the attendant expectations wives sometimes muster up this time of year), I thought it might be a good idea to share my thoughts on this subject here.

Question:

What do I do when my husband doesn’t see eye-to-eye with me on cultivating our marriage?

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The Best Surprise Valentine’s Day Ever On Eleven Bucks!

January 21, 2016 By Jacqueline

With permission from Kristina over at Kristina Kuzmic.com, I share this delightfully awesome idea for a very cool inexpensive Valentine’s Day:

A few years ago for Valentine’s Day, I told my husband I’d like to take him out. I asked him to wear his best suit, and told him I’d be wearing a gown. We had a reservation at a very nice restaurant.

But really we had a ‘reservation’ at Del Taco, my husband’s favorite fast food joint. (For those of you unfamiliar with Del Taco, it’s no fancier than a Taco Bell.) As I pulled into the parking lot, my husband started laughing, assuming I was joking. I wasn’t. I took his hand and walked him in for our Valentine’s Day date. Our table was already set. White table cloth, linen napkins, champagne glasses and a beautiful center piece of fresh flowers. (And, of course, I made sure the table was right in the center of the fast food restaurant, where everyone coming in had to pass by us to get to the food counter.)

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