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Why Emotional Cut Off Doesn’t Work
By
Linda Mintle
Jill was fed up with her mom. Her solution? Cut off the relationship so she could be her own person. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard, “I don’t want to talk to my family (substitute anyone else here). They are toxic and impossible to deal with–it’s better if I just leave and have…
Going Home, With Realistic Expectations
By
Linda Mintle
Sitting with women friends at coffee one day, the conversation turned to the topic of mothers and daughters. There we sat, discussing how to feel like grown ups around our moms. Visits home often left these women feeling like they were ten-years-old again. At one point, they all turned to me and said, “Ok start…
Helping Our Children Keep the Faith
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Linda Mintle
So many parents feel tremendous pain at having children who leave their Christian faith and do not go to church. According to studies by both Barna Group and USA Today, the staggering numbers are almost 75% of Christian young people. The reasons for this defection are many–competing cultural voices, biblical illiteracy, poor parent role models, hypocrisy…
Dr. Seuss and the Benefits of Reading
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Linda Mintle
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go! Do you know who wrote that famous quote? Dr. Seuss! And March 2 is his birthday. He would be 112-years-old! Now, Theodore Seuss Geisel was not actually a doctor. He added the title while in…
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