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301. GINGER HEADED MAIDEN FAIR by Paul Curtis  
     All I can do is stand and stare
     At the Ginger headed maiden fair
     
     
     
     
302. DESCENT FROM CLOUD NINE by Paul Curtis  
     You were joyful, everything was fine
     You were content, sitting on cloud nine
     
     
     
303. ARE YOU THE ONE? by Paul Curtis  
     I'd like to give you the special key
     That unlocks my forbidding heart
     
     
     
304. Christians And Divorce - How To Enjoy Being Alone by Karla Downing  
     Christians divorce as much as non-Christians. Regardless of whether or not you wanted your divorce, one of the most difficult things to deal with is being alone. Here are some things you can do to cope better with your "alone time"...
     
     
305. Christian Relationship Help - Speaking The Truth Even When Others Disagree by Karla Downing  
     Are you looking for Christian relationship help to empower you to speak your truth in your relationships? It is especially problematic to communicate your perceptions, feelings, choices, needs, and beliefs to difficult people. One of the misconceptions we have is thinking that we have to get the other person to agree with our truth...
     
     
306. Overcoming Christian Codependency - Four Truths To Determine When To Put Yourself Before Others by Karla Downing  
     To overcome Christian codependency, apply these four truths to determine when you should put your needs or the other person's needs first. You don't have to neglect yourself to care about others...
     
     
307. Christian Relationship Help - Accept The Things You Cannot Change And Make Choices With The Options by Karla Downing  
     This Christian relationship help will enable you to accept the things you cannot change and make choices with the options you have. The key to surrender is accepting the facts of the situation...
     
     
308. Christian Relationship Help - How To Face Your Fears In Difficult Relationships by Karla Downing  
     How can you face your fears in difficult relationships? By answering the questions offered in this Christian relationship help. It isn't unusual to have many fears in difficult relationships. When people are doing things that we find upsetting and are not making responsible choices, things can and do go wrong. The biggest problem that arises from the fear is that it can keep you stuck and unable to make good decisions...
     
     
309. Christian Relationship Help - What Would Jesus Do In Your Difficult Relationship? by Karla Downing  
     Are you looking for Christian relationship help? Do you wonder what Jesus would do in your difficult relationship? There is a good chance that you have some misconceptions about what Jesus would do. Many Christians have a picture of Jesus as a passive weakling who allowed himself to be abused and mistreated at the whim of sinful men, laying down His rights, and not standing up to evil. This is far from the truth.
     
     
310. Marriage Help for Christians - 5 Stages Of Grief In Affairs For The Betrayed Spouse by Karla Downing  
     This marriage help for Christians explains the five stages of grief that the betrayed spouse will go through when discovering that the spouse is having an affair. The last thing we plan on when we get married is our partner being unfaithful so when it happens, we are caught off guard and don't know how to deal with it.
     
     
311. Christian Relationship Help - Fight, Flight, Or Freeze Responses To Fear In Difficult Relationships by Karla Downing  
     This Christian relationship help will enable you to identify these three responses to fear in difficult relationships: fight, flight, or freeze. Each results in different problems in the relationship...
     
     
312. Overcome Christian Codependency By Learning How To Take Care Of Yourself by Karla Downing  
     You can overcome Christian codependency by learning how to take care of yourself. Christian codependency promotes misconceptions about when God thinks it is okay to put yourself before others. We have to care about ourselves and others. One of the best ways to determine if you should put someone else's request or need before your own is to consider your motive.
     
     
313. Christian Boundaries - 10 Truths About Boundaries In Relationships by Karla Downing  
     Christian boundaries are a source of confusion for many Christians, especially when they are in difficult relationships. We wonder what a boundary is. We wonder if we have the right to set boundaries. We wonder what our boundaries should be. We wonder if we should adjust our limits when people refuse to respect the boundaries we have. We wonder what other people would do in a similar situation. We wonder why we need boundaries. We wonder if our boundaries will be challenged. We wonder what kind of boundaries God would want us to have. In order to strengthen our boundaries, we need to embrace these 10 truths about boundaries...
     
     
314. Christian Boundaries - 7 Reasons Why Setting Boundaries Is Difficult for Christians by Karla Downing  
     Having good Christian boundaries is something we need to work on all the time in every area of our lives, yet setting boundaries is difficult and is a cause of confusion in our relationships. These are the seven reasons why it is difficult for Christians to set boundaries...
     
     
315. Christian Relationship Help - 5 Common Fears In Difficult Relationships by Karla Downing  
     This Christian relationship help will enable you to understand the five common fears people have in difficult relationships. Whether it is due to someone's addiction, irresponsibility, personality, mental illness, or abuse, life has uncertainty and complications. Here are the five common fears.
     
     
316. Overcome Christian Codependency - Do These 4 Things When Dealing With Chronic Illness In A Loved One by Karla Downing  
     There are 4 things you must do when dealing with chronic illness in a loved one to overcome Christian codependency. When someone we care about is chronically ill, we react to it the same way people react to other situations that are continually stressful and uncontrollable. Christian codependency tells us we have to sacrifice ourselves without limits. Doing these 4 things will enable you to cope in a balanced and healthy way...
     
     
317. Christian Relationship Help - 5 Steps For Overcoming Fears In Relationships by Karla Downing  
     This Christian relationship help offers five steps to overcome fear by enabling you to face your fears and deal with them rather than propagate or avoid them. Relationships stir up many fears in us, especially when people are doing things that we disagree with...
     
     
318. 4 Steps to Let Go of Denial - Christian Relationship Help by Karla Downing  
     There is a price to pay for staying in denial. When we refuse to accept what we know to be true, we set ourselves and others up to be disappointed and angry. Here are 4 steps to help you face the truth...
     
     
319. A Seven Step Plan For Detaching From Manipulative People - Christian Relationship Help by Karla Downing  
     Anyone in a relationship with a manipulative person knows how difficult it is to withstand the pressure. You can detach by using this seven step plan for detaching from manipulative people.
     
     
320. 4 Truths About Biblical Submission in Marriage - Marriage Help For Christians by Karla Downing  
     There is still confusion about how women in difficult marriages should submit. Some say she should obey her husband without reservation or exception and take her complaints to God and trust God to lead him. This type of submission is destructive and dangerous. Here are some important points to consider when applying submission in a difficult marriage.
     
     
321. Marriage Help For Christians - How Does a Woman Respect a Man Who Does Not Love? by Karla Downing  
     Love and respect are reciprocal. It is difficult to love someone who doesn't respect you; conversely, it is difficult to respect someone who doesn't love you. However, there are six things you can do to show respect to a man that doesn't act in ways that you respect and who doesn't love you as he should.
     
     
322. WHAT RICH TAPESTRY by Paul Curtis  
     What rich tapestry
     Has nature weaved,
     
     
     
323. THE HARDEST THING TO SAY WAS GOODBYE by Paul Curtis  
     The hardest thing to say
     Was goodbye
     But it had to be said
     
     
     
324. I KNOW I PROMISED NOT TO CALL HER by Paul Curtis  
     I know I promised not to call her
     But I just had to speak to Joyce
     
     
     
325. ARE YOU WEARING A CARNATION? by Paul Curtis  
     Are you wearing a carnation?
     To mark you out at the station
     
     
     
326. How to Let Go of Anxiety When People You Love Make Poor Choices - Christian Relationship Help by Karla Downing  
     The closer someone is to us, the more we are affected by their choices. When people we love are acting in ways that we find frightening, we want to do something to force change.
     
     
327. Christian Codependency - How to Detach and Still Stay Engaged in the Relationship by Karla Downing  
     People commonly detach by completely un-attaching from their loved ones by pretending they don't care or by emotionally or physically abandoning them. In other words, they can't detach and still engage in the relationship.
     
     
328. How to Decide Your Boundaries When You're Asked to Help - Christian Codependency by Karla Downing  
     It takes courage to say no. When you cannot be courageous, the fault is your own and you cannot and should not transfer the blame onto someone else - even the person who asked you for the favor. You can overcome Christian codependency with the belief that you have to say yes by considering these five things when you are asked to help.
     
     
329. How To Find and Christian Man and Get Married in 2012 by Karen Lightbourne  
     When I was single, I sometimes wished I had what Cinderella had--a fairy godmother--to help me find a mate. As I continued to look, however, I began to realize that what I really needed was what Abraham and his son Isaac had in the Bible . . . a fairy God's Servant.
     
     
330. Identify Four Misbeliefs You Need to Change to Detach From False Guilt - Christian Codependency by Karla Downing  
     To overcome your Christian codependency, identify the four common misbeliefs you need to change to detach from false guilt. Start with identifying them and then choosing to detach until the false guilt goes away. God's truth is greater than the false condemnation you feel.
     
     

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