Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. A gathering with dear high school friends helped me to think through why I should cherish. . . today. Happy New Year, and Happy Right Now!

Learning to Cherish. . . Today

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Hi friends! So maybe I sound like a real Scrooge or Grinch here – but I can’t stand the Josh Groban Christmas song “Believe.”

(As a side note, why do we always forget the Scrooge and the Grinch reformed at the end? Sigh.)

If You Just Believe. . . What?

Merry Christmas!

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Hi friends – so I notice that in our culture we give this weird status to the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship at the same time we are taking status away from marriage itself. (I would argue that has a lot to do with sex being in the relationship before marriage, but I think that’s a different column.) Anyway, as always I love to hear what you think!

Why Marriage Alone Should Change “The Rules”

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Betsy

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Hi friends – I had an interesting time seeing the “Jersey Boys” recently with my girls. It’s interesting seeing what some people get upset about!

Oh What a Lesson from the Jersey Boys

BTW, for all of you who wrote to me about H1N1 – my kids and I were all able to get the H1N1 vaccine last weekend. I hope you can do the same if you haven’t yet. Thanks for all your suggestions on that front!

Betsy

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Hi friends – here’s last week’s column (which did not get posted because of the holiday). It’s all about the Hart family’s recent life with the H1N1 flu. . .

BTW, I would generally encourage you to get the vaccine if you can!

H1N1 Meets the Hart Family – Ouch!

Enjoy – Betsy

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Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. It’s a little personal, all about marriage and whether one should need to “merit” the love and faithfulness of one’s spouse each day.

I thought of this when I recently debated Noel Biderman, founder of the Ashley Madison website for married people looking to hook up with other partners. I asked him what he would think if his own wife used his site. He had an interesting answer. . .

Life Is Short – Have an Affair?

As always, I love to know what you think!

Best, Betsy

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Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. A meeting with school parents prompted this one, as you’ll see. (It’s amazing they keep letting me in to those things!)

Enjoy.

“Helicoptering” Reaching New Heights in the Schools

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Hi friends – here’s a column that did not get posted two weeks ago. Thanks for checking in – and enjoy!

Abortion, Health Reform, and Pro-Life Attitudes on the Move

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Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. A provocative title? Sure. This column came to me when a fellow who is a friend of mine and I were talking, and he made the point that he felt chick flicks are often hurtful to relationships. I remembered having written about exactly that when the movie Titanic came out.

Then later my daughter mentioned the super skinny Ralph Lauren model. She thought that whole thing was ridiculous. It occurred to me our culture goes crazy over some presentations of women in the media. But probably not the ones of women, or men, which are the must destructive!

When A Man Love a Woman: Romantic Pornography vs. Real Life

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(I’m now posting frequently, so please be sure to visit often!)

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Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. I decided to write it when I had yet another friend express surprise to me that in my church (Presbyterian, PCA) even young children worship with their parents throughout the entire 90 minute worship service. This is fairly uncommon in the evangelical world, and I think that’s a terrible loss.

Today’s Church Message is Too Often “Don’t suffer the little children in Worship!”

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend!

Betsy

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