Renewing Hearts

Merry Christmas from Renewing Hearts Hi friends. It is such a busy and crazy time all over the nation with the hustle and bustle of  Christmas. It is important to take a little rest and focus on why it is important to you to be as busy as you are. For some, the busyness comes [...]

So many people have to split their time amongst at least two other homes. Parents, grandparents and kids should all be included. That is the idea anyway. Sometimes, you have to just go to the dreaded in-laws every other year, right? Sometimes, it is expected every year and every holiday. What do you do about [...]

It’s here again. Time to make those dreaded plans for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and Hanukah.  It never fails how difficult it is to make the decision as to where we will spend the holidays or with whom and for how long. Marriage turns the “I’s” into “Us” and so “We” have to make these [...]

What is abuse? There is child abuse, spousal abuse or domestic violence and elder abuse. All of these are commonly seen in homes where sexual abuse is occurring. If a woman comes into the office that has been sexually abused earlier in life then I usually will ask her husband to come in with her [...]

It is so sad that sexual abuse is so prevalent in our country. One of the reasons is due to the fact that abuse usually travels down through the generations. Counselors will use family maps in order to track these occurrences. It is usually a dad, a grandfather, a step parent or brother. Sometimes, a [...]

Ladies and gentlemen; Very important to understand. Clutter in the bedroom is not inviting. De-clutter the room and make it nice. Make the bed, pick up the clothes, and be sure it smells good. Making your room inviting to each other will help the mood. Clutter creates stress, so get rid of it.

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That’s right! Chili’s for lunch or dinner on October 4 in Oviedo Florida on Redbug. You must have a flyer and present it to your server. All food, appetizers and drinks will be covered. We would like to invite you to celebrate our efforts in the community and support us in this way. Chili’s will [...]

What’s Happening at Renewing Hearts Let me tell you about Chuck and Sandy. They came in originally to discuss issues with parenting and how difficult it is to stay on the same side. Kids can easily break up a marriage when the parents are not on the same page. As we continued meeting, I learned [...]

It has been a while since I have written. There are times when life gets busy, emotional, busy, illness happens busy well I think you get  my point. Since July 28, when I last posted, I got a new teaching job at the University of Central Florida teaching Marriages and Intimate Relationships. I am still [...]