Here we are coming to the end of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. We talked about many facets of staying safe in our relationships and learned that it is TIME TO TALK about teen life in 2025. As parents, we love our teens and want only God’s best for each of them. What a daunting…
Just when we thought we had a firm grasp on the nature of domestic abuse and all the ways that its evil can permeate our homes, here comes another insidious platform for potential power and control and toxicity in our marriages and families. Artificial Intelligence seems to be popping up all around us in these…
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. We’ve been talking about Red Flags and Green Flags for the past couple of weeks. Today I would like to share with everyone some excerpts from our booklet “Time To Talk” which is a jumpstart tool for teens, parents or youth groups. This booklet allows conversation to happen…
Are there any GREEN flags that teens (and EVERYONE) should be watching for when starting a new serious relationship or even a friendship? Yes, of course! There are definitely some signs that a potential partner or friend would follow the path to a healthy relationship. Let’s take a quick look at these today. By the…
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and that means it’s time to start talking about red flags in our relationships. Many young people have no idea what to watch out for. They are bombarded with mixed messages from their socials, movies and music. What is okay and what is not okay… With Valentine’s Day…
[All credit for this post goes to Paula Silva, our President and Co-founder. This segment from the FOCUS September 2009 newsletter is still relevant to teens everywhere today.] Teens are bombarded by violent media. The subtle introduction of disrespect and berating verbal language has occurred causing our teens to be insensitive to the violent nature…
Here we are near the end of January…is anyone feeling some cabin fever? Sometimes at this time of the year, the walls start to close in on us, especially if the general atmosphere of our cabin is toxic and destructive. We wake up in the morning, the sky is still dark and gray, the…
Her beautiful, faith-based and Christ-centered poetry have thrilled our hearts in the past! We are blessed and honored to welcome Shiriel to our blog with a fresh creative expression for 2025… At long last, Gratitude I had not thought To be thus taught Of love… Through silences, Through absences, Through talk of other women, And…
Sometimes when we suffer abuse and oppression in our marriages, in our homes, in our families, we feel like nobody cares, nobody believes us, nobody sees or knows or hears, especially God. Today we will think more about that. Is God paying attention or not? There’s just something about this condition called domestic abuse or…
As we approach this holiday season, we look forward to gathering with family. Our focus turns from being consumed with life to the blessings we have received throughout the year. We stop and recount the times of God’s faithfulness when jobs were lost, houses foreclosed, physical needs were at a premium, and hope seemed dim….