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When we think about communication, we tend to mostly think about words, sharing our thoughts and hopefully listening to others. Yet only seven percent of communication is made up of words. Thirty-eight percent of communication comes from the tone or feeling we give it, but fifty-five percent of communication is body language. That’s more than half of communication. So, even when you are speaking, in reality you are always communicating with others. It could be how you are hol

Studies still show that those who raised us have the most impact on our lives. Why is this important? Their influence shapes a lot of our beliefs about pretty much everything. This can be good, bad, or a mix of both. We are all born into a broken world, meaning we all make mistakes. Your parents made mistakes, their parents before them, and so on. If you are a parent, no matter how hard you try to be the best parent ever, you will make mistakes. This is where God’s grace ente

When my husband and I were first dating, he came over to my parents’ house to have dinner. He made multiple jokes. He was funny, until I realized that all the jokes were about me. That evening we had a conversation about his ‘jokes’, which he hadn’t realized were on me. Even at our young age, we made a promise to avoid using sarcastic jokes toward one another. I have to admit he has actually done a better job with that than I have. In order for sarcasm to be funny there must