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Category Archives: Building Relationships

Parenting: Passing on your Faith during Christmas

I’m the outspoken “Merry Christmas” guy in a world where it’s not politically correct. It’s my part of the fight. Though Season’s Greetings or Happy Holidays have all but replaced “Merry...

eZine #98: Stress Less this Christmas

December eZine: Stress Less This Christmas This season can quickly become one of the most stressful times of the year.  Between multiple family engagements, Christmas parties, get-togethers, and children's activities, plus...

eZine #93: All the Summer Vibes

June eZine: All The Summer Vibes! It's June! Our minds drift towards those long summer days, lazy mornings, days at the beach, and summer vacations. But as a parent it can...

eZine #85: We want to Connect with YOU!

October eZine: Deepen your Connection OUR WORD OF THE MONTH: CONNECT! This month, we want to focus on CONNECTION. Not just with us, but with your spouse, your kids, and those...

eZine #84: Falling back into the swing of things

September eZine: Back to School & More... Happy first day of Autumn DFR family! It's crazy how fast summer goes, isn't it? Before we dive into this month's resources, we wanted...

eZine #83: Parenting Check-In

August eZine: Parenting Check-In A quick and easy “Check-in” to help you stay the course with your parenting goals and missions statement! We hope you enjoy and learn something new this...

eZine #81: Make this Summer Count!

June eZine: Making Summer Vacations Count Summer is right around the corner, and for many, this brings about fond memories about family vacations.   But how can you start creating memorable...

Parenting: Special Podcast | COVID Kids

A special Podcast with Truth and Nails! Part 2 of 2 with Sean from Truth and Nails— In this episode Dave and Sean chat about how the pandemic and its lock-downs...

Podcast 130: The ABC’s of Hugging

Podcast 130: The ABC's of Hugging Dr. Dave and our talented co-hosts cover the topic of Hugging...did you know there is more than one kind?! This podcast helps you to understand...

Tough Seasons of Parenting

Tough Seasons of Parenting How to Make It Through   When we are in the middle of each season of parenting, we think it’s going to go on forever. The day-to-day...

Lifting Up Others—Tips on Being an Encourager

Lifting Up Others—Up Close and Personal Tips on Being an Encourager To ENCOURAGE by definition means to give support, to foster confidence and to bring hope. The breadth of its current usage in our...

Parenting: 7-Step Model for Kids—Healthy Internet Use

A 7-Step Social Media Introduction Model for Healthy Internet Use for Our Kids Our world is becoming more and more digital all of the time. We MUST equip and prepare our...

DFR eZine #59: Summer Days or Summer DAZE?

Are your kids bubbling with excitement because summer is coming? Parents, you may not share the same feeling—instead, you might feel stressed at the thought of trying to fill those long...

Parenting: Children Through the Eyes of Jesus

I was Jesus once. No, not in a dream or some fantasy game but in real life. It’s true. Work with me and don’t question my sanity too much, but for...

Podcast 102: Keeping Sane in the Family Chaos Years

Full House—Keeping Sane in the Family Chaos Years To help couples survive and even thrive through the challenges of keeping a healthy and balanced home life during the psycho, busy years...