While we all have unique ways in which we tend to show our love to others (our love language), that love may not always be appreciated or understood clearly if we’re not taking the time to understand how others best receive love. For instance, if My Life prefers I spend quality time with her and [...]

Don’t pursue simplicity, poverty or even generosity in the hopes that it’s the way to wholeness, holiness or satisfaction. Pursue love. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, [...]

There’s one sad truth in life I’ve found While journeying east and west – The only folks we really wound Are those we love the best. We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those who love us best. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox In [...]

If you’ve stopped in your local Starbucks lately, you may (or may not have) seen a poster advertising the company’s stance on Fair Trade Coffee. Thanks to their size, Starbucks is the largest purchasers of Fair Trade Coffee in the world. According to their website: Starbucks began purchasing Fair Trade Certified coffee in 2000, helping [...]

We all know there’s going to be times in your life where you’re interests are going to be different than that of your spouses — and vice versa. The honeymoon eventually comes to an end and real life begins to set in. Hopefully when it comes to decluttering you and your spouse or significant other [...]

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