The Powerful Influence of Grandparents
by Gary and Joy Lundberg . . . .Grandparents Day is always the first Sunday after Labor Day. Not much attention is paid to that day, probably because every day with a grandparent is a celebration. Being a grandparent is a time of deep joy and intense pleasure, in spite of aches and pains that [...]
Continue reading...26. July 2011
Wake-Up Call for Wives
By Gary and Joy Lundberg . . . . Last month we wrote the article Wake-up Call for Husbands, and were surprised to see the large number of comments and emails we received. Now it’s time for a wake-up call for wives. Full article
Continue reading...5. December 2011
Cherry Cheesecake
Ingredients 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling Pie Crust Ingredients 1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup white sugar 6 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional) Directions Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter [...]
Continue reading...28. November 2011
Loving the Husband More Than the Kids is Key to Good Life
By The_Stir | Parenting – Fri, Nov 25, 2011 http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/loving-husband-more-kids-key-good-life-181900983.html I remember asking my mom when I was little who she loved best between me and my dad. “It’s a different kind of love,” she told me then. But the kisses she and my dad shared in the toy aisle, their constant holding hands, and their long vacations [...]
Continue reading...26. July 2011
Wake-Up Call for Husbands
By Gary and Joy Lundberg . . . . Husbands, you need to know that nothing like this comes “out of the blue”. There may be one final act that pushes a wife over the top and she can’t take it any more, and WAHM! The marriage is over. Here’s help so that won’t happen. Full article
Continue reading...17. May 2011
Divorce harder on children than a parent’s death
By Andrea Whatcott, Deseret News The end of a marriage, for whatever reason, has a devastating effect on families. Not only do husbands and wives have to navigate their way through changes in finances, living situations and emotional stress, but those couples divorcing with children must take the well-being of their little [...]
Continue reading...11. April 2011
Teen sex: on the decline nationally
By Sara Lenz, Deseret News KANSAS CITY — It’s a Friday evening in Kansas City, and inside a crowded auditorium full of about 22,000 teenagers, a man named Jason Evert is walking back and forth across a blue-lit stage. Evert is in his mid-30s, but he has the youthful, energetic manner of a college student. [...]
Continue reading...17. March 2011
Insights on Being an In-law
By Daryl Hoole, Meridian Magazine, March 14, 2011 . An American family on special assignment lived in a small village in Chile, high in the mountains. A native woman brought them fruit and vegetables and fresh eggs each week. They didn’t speak her language, but they were able to communicate enough to understand each other [...]
Continue reading...10. March 2011
The Magic of a Smile
by Joy Saunders Lundberg When I was about twelve years old my Aunt Fern took me aside and gave me a tip about life that I have never forgotten. Usually aunts don’t take you aside and tell you to do something you’re already doing. I must have been going around with a grumpy countenance to provoke [...]
Continue reading...15. January 2011
Marriage Repair: Two Amazing Techniques
From a family therapist, two amazingly effective techniques for getting past long-standing disputes. By Evan Imber-Black, Ph.D., Good Housekeeping Mag. January 2011 . When Carrie and Jim first consulted me about the chronic unhappiness in their marriage, I saw something familiar from my 35 years as a family therapist — a couple whose relationship careened [...]
Continue reading...8. January 2011
Sexual abstinence until marriage leads to stability and trust
By Marianne Holman Church News, Jan. 8, 2011 For many individuals outside of the Church, sexual involvement in the early stages of dating is seen as an important part of testing relationship compatibility and becomes a key factor in determining if a relationship can progress. A new BYU study, published in the American Psychological Association’s Journal of [...]
Continue reading...13. December 2010
Attention: Those Serving Special Needs LDS Members
Joy Lundberg and Janice Kapp Perry have written a new musical program, “How I Know Jesus Loves Me”, for Special Needs Mutual members to perform. It was written at the request of Nancy Tullis, who serves the special needs mutual in her Salt Lake region. It is available FREE to anyone. If you would like [...]
Continue reading...26. October 2010
Counseling Your Soon-to-Be-a-Parent Child
By Gary and Joy Lundberg In some states when you buy a new car and for some reason you are not satisfied you can return it within a 72 hour period. Unlike your car, your baby comes with a binding unwritten agreement: “Non returnable. The deal is final.” There’s no sending them back. And they don’t [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2010
Counseling Your Soon-to-be-wed Child
By Gary and Joy Lundberg . . . . . Wedding announcements have been arriving in our mailbox at a steady clip for the past several weeks. As we look at these beautiful young couples our hearts fill with hope that theirs will be a joyful and lasting marriage. We wonder, what are their parents telling [...]
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28. November 2011
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