Deborah Haddix
Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
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8 Memorable Ideas for Bonding with Family on Thanksgiving
Aside from a meal together on Thanksgiving, connecting the generations in these eight small but memorable ways can help build fruitful family bonds.Monday, November 11, 2024
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8 Benefits of Aging Worth Celebrating
Another birthday in the books. I won’t tell you which one I just celebrated but I will give you three hints.1: I clearly remember being sent home from school on the day President John F. Kennedy...Thursday, September 19, 2024
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7 Ways Adult Children Can Love Their Aging Parents
The effects of aging are wide and varied. One person’s aging parents may still be working a part-time job. Another’s no longer able to walk or fighting Alzheimer’s. Slowness, stiffness, loss...Friday, August 9, 2024
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10 Gifts Grandparents Can Give Their Grandkids That No One Else Can
Studies have shown that the giving of gifts can develop and strengthen relationships. Evidence also indicates that gift-giving helps us feel a greater sense of happiness. In fact, neurologists...Monday, July 29, 2024
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10 Special Ways to Celebrate Easter with Grandkids Who Don't Go to Church
As always, it is extremely important that we respect the wishes of our adult children. If, however, we are not restricted in speech or action, consider these ideas for celebrating Easter with...Monday, March 18, 2024
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99 Small Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband
99 feasible ideas that could change the culture of your marriage today.Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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11 Biblical Ideas for Mind, Body, and Soul Fitness after 50
In high school, distance running was one of my strengths. Now, I walk. That’s, of course, not the only change I’ve had to make in the last few years. The effects of aging are affecting every area...Monday, January 8, 2024
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7 Biblical Grandparents and the Amazing Lessons They Teach Us
There are many heroes of the faith in the Bible. As we read their stories, we typically see them as patriarchs and kings, military leaders and soldiers, strategists and spies, or parents and...Monday, December 18, 2023
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These Texts Are Guaranteed to Make Your Spouse's Day
Texts are non-intrusive, quick, and convenient. And they can be an amazing tool in marital intimacy when used right!Thursday, August 18, 2022
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4 Creative Ways to Connect with Your Grandchildren During COVID-19
Long-distance grandparenting can be done successfully, coronavirus or no coronavirus! Here are 4 ways, with tons of creative things you can do with and for your grandchildren from far-away,...Monday, July 27, 2020
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7 Aspects of a Biblical Worship Experience
What comes to your mind when you hear the word, “worship?”Is it worship leaders and praise bands? Concerts? Voices joined together in song on a Sunday morning? The lifting of hands?Maybe in the...Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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7 Ways to Help Your Children Find Spiritual Mentors
While the term “mentoring” does not appear in the Bible, there is no question that the concept of spiritual mentoring is woven throughout its pages.In the Old Testament for example, we read of...Monday, March 9, 2020
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I Can't See or Hug Jesus; How Can We Have a 'Relationship?'
Time, communication, and nurture are the building blocks of relationships. And even though we can't see or hug Jesus, we can invest in spiritual practices that provide these 3 critical components.Thursday, December 19, 2019
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12 Christlike Characteristics to Affirm in Your Grandchildren
While nurturing grandchildren, be on the lookout for Christlikeness they demonstrate. When you witness it, be sure to speak or write words of affirmation. It's a worthy investment.Monday, October 21, 2019
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How to Pray for Your Children Away at College
Had we done enough to prepare her? How would she handle finances? What if she gets into trouble? And what about this hole in my heart? Then God reminded me. I could worry, or I could give my child,...Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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Creative Ways to Engage with Scripture and Experience Blessing
I spent nearly twenty years in the classroom teaching Language Arts to fifth and sixth graders; and yet it wasn’t until after I retired that I made a connection between literacy and the Bible. ...Thursday, August 15, 2019
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How to Pray for Grandchildren Facing Challenges
Sometimes I am overcome by the challenges facing my grandchildren.Even the youngest face temptations. I’ve personally witnessed some of their battles with cheating, lying, disobedience, and...Thursday, July 18, 2019
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8 Life-Giving Ways to Care for Your Soul
Each of us has a living soul. What’s more, this soul is eternal and forms the very foundation of who we are. Operating as our command center, it is our ‘personhood.’ Our...Tuesday, June 4, 2019