Learning to Embrace Strangers is One of Marriage’s Best Lessons

Man drinking coffee — Sometimes the person who needs you the most is the one you haven’t met yet. (Photo by Neil Moralee, Flickr)

When you’re married for nineteen years, you tend to learn a thing or two from your spouse. Anyone who knows us will readily tell you that Heather is the demonstrative one in our relationship. She’s widely known for just grabbing people and giving them a hug, even if they’re a complete stranger. Although I know this now, I didn’t always, and the concept of doing this in public used to unsettle me. I’ll give you an example. Continue reading “Learning to Embrace Strangers is One of Marriage’s Best Lessons”

Jathan FinkJuly 25, 2019July 25, 20192 Comments

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Every road leads back to you

No matter where life takes us, every road leads us “home,” to the people who shaped our lives. Continue reading Every road leads back to you

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Five Feel-Good, Fun Family Films to Share with Your Children

Family watches movie together — (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com)

When we were children, we created some of our favorite memories on Sunday nights when the family gathered around the television with steaming cups of cocoa and big bowls of popcorn to watch movies on the Wonderful World of Disney and later on the Disney Sunday Movie series in the mid-80s. Times have changed a bit since then, and family films have become big business with many studios besides Disney making big-budget movies like the Harry Potter and Shrek franchises. In fact, there are so many of these movies now, that many of them seem to get lost in the shuffle. So here are some of our favorites, ones that you may have missed. Finally, we hope you’ll write and tell us about some of your family favorites too. We’ll post some of your comments in a future article. —J&H