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How to Spend Quality Time With Your Kids When You Have Large Age Gaps

March 6, 2020 by npriolo Leave a Comment

I have been asking myself this question for the last two years ever since we introduced baby number three and baby number four to our family. On the same day. We had a boy, and then four years later, a girl. Then almost three years later, a girl, and then an hour later, another girl. […]

Filed Under: Family, Relationships Tagged With: balancing time with multiple children, ideas for spending quality time with kids, large family challenges, mom with four kids, multiple children, parenting, raising kids with large age gaps, spending quality time with kids

Preserving the Past: Why You Should Write Your Engagement Story

June 29, 2017 by npriolo Leave a Comment

Have you ever taken 11 years to complete a task? Yes, you read that right. Eleven years. More than 11 years ago one of my college professors encouraged me to write down the story of how my husband proposed to me.

Filed Under: Family, Relationships Tagged With: documenting your family's history, engagement, engagement ring, preserving the past, remembering your engagement, why you should write an engagement story, writing family history

The Best Premarital Question Ever Asked

September 14, 2016 by npriolo 4 Comments

This question, I believe, was the very best and most practical question we could have been asked prior to getting married.

Filed Under: Family, Relationships Tagged With: husband, marriage, marriage advice, premarital counseling, relationships, simple advice, strong marriage, wedding, wife

Avoiding the Comparison Trap

March 20, 2014 by npriolo Leave a Comment

I recently heard an impactful analogy in a sermon that really resonated with me. The sermon was about being overwhelmed financially and learning to simplify, but this principle really applies to every aspect of our lives when it comes to comparing ourselves with others.

Filed Under: Family, Relationships Tagged With: blessing, comparison, contentment, eternal, gifts, God, Heavenly Father, life, material possessions, thankful

No More Spouse Bashing: It’s Time to Start Talking Up Your Spouse Behind Their Back

March 1, 2014 by npriolo Leave a Comment

We’ve all heard it said that you shouldn’t talk bad about people behind their back. We all know it’s wrong, yet as a culture we do plenty of it. It’s a damaging habit in so many ways and really doesn’t benefit anyone involved – the victim, the gossiper, or the receiver.

Filed Under: Family, Relationships Tagged With: bitterness, encouragement, gossip, husband, marriage, marriage relationship, relationships, spouse, spouse bashing, talking negative about your spouse, words

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