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Abstinence or Chastity Education and the Prevention of HIV/AIDS
Image: Katy Duclos My friend AJ posted this: My other friend Dr. Ryan Borja Capitulo (an OB-Gyn) commented this: Here’s what’s going on. The studies that say abstinence education does not work, if you look more closely, are usually funded/controlled/conducted by… Continue reading
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How I Organize My Life, Part 1
Organization is such a personal thing, I hesitated quite a bit before writing this. If you knew me in person, you’d probably think: she doesn’t have it together at all, what’s she doing giving organizing advice? Let’s get the confessions… Continue reading
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The Worst Dating Advice and How To Respond to Them
Image: Joyce Huis Listen up, ladies. At the request of a friend, I’m writing this article to call your attention to the worst dating advice ever given. Advice recipients, you now have a come back. Advice givers, take heed. If you’re… Continue reading
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Cultivating the Habit of Reading in Your Children
Image: Aaron Burden One of my favorite quotes about reading is Ray Bradbury’s “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” We want to raise children who read because we know that… Continue reading
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Christina Mamaril on Chasing Beauty
When I first got on Instagram, a friend dutifully warned me that it was the place for shallow people, mostly celebrities and celebrity-wannabes, social climbers, those with a materialistic bent. So I tread carefully for a while, until one day,… Continue reading
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Christ’s Teachings Are the Vegetables Of Our Lives
Image: Toa Heftiba One of the reasons I love cooking so much is that it’s often meditative for me. Peeling, chopping, mincing, crushing, tearing, and sometimes tearing up (those blasted onions)…. The work can get tedious, but I have my best… Continue reading
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What Rocks a Marriage and What Makes a Marriage Rock
By May A Image: Zelle Duda The Survey of Marital Generosity (www.stateofourunions.org) was published in 2011 and was a summary of almost 2,000 couples’ response on what makes a marriage very happy and what makes a marriage strong (i.e. not prone… Continue reading
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How to DIY Your Child’s Homeschooling Curriculum Part 2: BOOKS!
Image: Thought Catalog In Part 1, I talked about “my process” for designing my child’s homeschooling curriculum. Because we’ve been homeschooling for roughly 18 years now, my go-to resources will look a little different from a new homeschooler’s, so if you’re… Continue reading
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Nadine Lustre, Cohabitation, and the Demand for Approval
Image: Alex Robert First of all, YES. Nadine Lustre and James Reid are adults and they can make their own decisions. But they are also public figures. Miss Lustre is a celebrity looked up to by millions of adoring young girls.… Continue reading
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Why Read the Old Testament?
Image: Josh Applegate A recent discussion with a loved one set me thinking. He asks, why read the Old Testament? It’s supposedly filled with confusing passages, lots of violence, not much that could be applied to daily life, unlike the… Continue reading