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By Matt W. Sandford, LMHC How many of you have bought into it; that is, what the media represents sex to be? You know, they portray sex to be a wildly exciting and fun activity that you can do with anyone and that the more you do it the more exciting and fun it is. And, after that opening sentence, if you now expect that I am about to lecture you about the evils of sex, then I’ve got you right where I want you! Because remember – I’ve got a secret. And that secret is not that sex is evil or that everyone who is enjoying it needs to Stop Right Now! Sex isn’t bad or sinful. The problem isn’t that the media and the culture have made sex so prominent. The problem is that the media and the culture don’t know what sex is about and so they misrepresent its essence . And when you don’t understand the essence of a thing, like say using a fire hydrant to take a shower, then you undermine its value and you lose out on the blessing. You see, what I am saying is not that the culture loves...

By: Christine Hammond, LMHC I’ll never forget the first time that my husband and I suggested to our kids that they go away to a summer camp for a week.   As parents, we had discussed the benefits of a good summer camp program and spoken with many of our friends who recommended several camps around the country.   We took great pride in presenting the idea with enthusiasm to our kids.   Their response shocked us; instead of being excited they were mortified.   By their reaction, you would have thought that we were sending them away to a chain gang to be beaten and tortured. So we gave them a year to get used to the idea and talk to some of their friends who already went to summer camp. By the next year they were a bit more open to the idea but still openly told us that we were “abandoning” them.   Fast forward to the day we picked them up from the summer camp and the unanimous reaction was “how come we only came for a week? I want to come for a month!...

By: Jennifer Graham, M.S., IMH The beginning of a relationship is very exciting, so many new things to discover, sweet things that are spoken; it’s really that honeymoon phase like other "well seasoned" folks say it is. Then, that time passes and you get to know the other person more, you still like them, are even crazy about them but some of those "highs" are not as they once were in the beginning of new things. Consider other areas in life where you have had a similar reaction. Perhaps it’s something simpler like getting a new pair of pants that you love and are excited about. You consider what function you will wear these amazing pants to? Or maybe it is a new piece of technology, new car or new home. So exciting, so cutting edge, so new! Or it might even be a new church, new city and new people you are connecting with - and the experiences bring refreshment and perspective to life and this too is exciting. Regardless of the means of the experience, the ...