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Balancing Your Time

Childless couples face some different problems than couples with kids, but some of our issues are the same. One problem that I think any married couple has is spending time with one another. The specifics of the problem, however, vary whether or not children are in the equation. It’s well-known that finding time, period, when you have kids is a common conundrum. Finding time to do household chores, take a shower, spend time with your spouse, and still have some alone time can all be troublesome depending how many and what age children you have. Obviously Jon and I don’t … Continue reading →

Finding Your Identity in Your Marriage

I never thought much about my life growing up. At times in my adult life when I’ve considered getting married, having kids, I didn’t have anything but my own thoughts at that time to rely on. It’s strange because I’m an obsessive planner for short-term details, but I can’t think of any point in my life when I’ve had a vision for the future. As a kid I always had dreams of what I wanted to be when I grew up: veterinarian, zoologist, reporter for National Geographic Magazine, but those were always just fleeting childhood whimsies. I never pictured myself … Continue reading →

Finding a Balance

Finding balance in our lives can be a difficult task. We have so many things that pull at us and many feel of equal worth. Then we have those things which do not measure up to our main priorities yet take up a large portion of our time. It is when that happens that our lives feel out of whack. Our families are our main priority and certainly should come before business yet business takes up a significant portion of our time. For most the driving forces behind our businesses is providing for family and achieving personal goals. Both are … Continue reading →

New Single Parents Blogger

Screaming kids, dishes piled high in the sink, past-due bills, and one person who is solely responsible for it all. Such is the life as a single parent, a life I am quite experienced with. My name is Jacky Gamble, and I am the newest blogger to the Single Parents blog. I first became a single parent at the age of 20, when my daughter was just 6 months old. Her father was not in the picture and failed to pay any child support. I was left to raise and support her on my own. When she was 6 years … Continue reading →

Helping Kids Learn to Find Balance

We parents and adults talk a great deal and work hard to achieve some semblance of balance in our lives. We try to balance work and family, and even balance the time we spend with different loved ones and the time we are able to set aside just for ourselves. Since we are so busy working on trying to achieve balance in our own lives, we may not think about how we can help our children learn how to have some balance in their lives too. Balance is important for kids too–even small children can really benefit from having a … Continue reading →

3 Things to Work on in Your Marriage

Marriage can be difficult at times. Sometimes it is just the daily toll of activities, stress and other items that cause keeping your marriage healthy to get pushed to the back burner. Other times it is crises that cause your marriage relationship to become strained. It is important to remember to consistently work on your marriage and your family life. It is important to work together in all aspects of your marriage life. There are several different areas that you should work on as a couple. Spirituality is one area that you can focus on as a couple. Praying together … Continue reading →

Finding Balance between Giving and Receiving

I wrote earlier to day about the importance of learning how to be good to ourselves as single parents—this means not only self-care but making personal choices that take our best interest into account as well as those of others. The other side of this issue is that we also need to learn how to balance our tendencies to give and be giving with our ability to receive… I have met many people with whom either one side of this coin or the other is an issue—either they have a hard time giving and being and generous but are happy … Continue reading →

Creating a Balanced Wedding Photo Album

Unless you and your fiancé ran off alone to tie the knot it’s likely your wedding pictures don’t just feature a bride and groom. At least it shouldn’t. To achieve a well-balanced wedding photo album you want to find the right mix between candid shots of the bride and groom, formal shots of the entire wedding party and intimate moments like the mother of the bride’s reaction to seeing her little girl walking down the aisle in her wedding gown. Formal Shots. What bride doesn’t want formal photos of her closest friends and family decked out in their finest? While … Continue reading →

Your Money Personality

Each of us is different. The jobs we have chosen, where we live, who we are friends with, all say something about our personality. These character traits also define how we approach money. Managing money is easier for some than others. As a necessity though, we all do need to learn to best manage our money to be financially successful and plan for a stable future. Luckily, there are many different approaches to money and hopefully you can find one that works best for you. The key component to a successful money management system is to find a process that … Continue reading →

Balancing Your Marriage and Your In-Laws

In your marriage it can be difficult to handle the demands of your parents and siblings with that of your own family. This can be difficult because as Latter-day Saints we believe that families are eternal. When we are married, we leave behind our old family to form a new family. It is important to realize this as you make your decisions regarding your family involvement after marriage. One great way to stop hard feelings with the in-laws is to rotate when you see each family at the holidays. If you all live in the same area, you may go … Continue reading →