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Asking Eric: Cousin brings friend to every family event
Dear Eric: Throughout my childhood, my cousin always had to have her friend join family events. Fast-forward 40 years and my cousin has moved back home after widowhood. Guess who’s back at everything? The friend is a lovely person. I have no issue with her. It’s just that sometimes we want it to be only […]
My Answer: Root of discouragement is unbelief
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Q: Discouragement is hounding me. No matter where I turn, dark clouds seem to hang over me, making my pathway dark and dreary. I go to church but return home lonely and downhearted. I feel threatened in my work and it is affecting my health, though I’m […]
Asking Eric: Sober diners tired of paying for drinks
Dear Eric: For the past 10 years, my husband and I have enjoyed dining out with a couple of our friends, always splitting the check evenly. Recently, we embraced sobriety and no longer consume the expensive drinks that significantly add to the bill. Despite this, we continue to split the check evenly, which doesn’t seem […]
My Answer: He desires to bless those who honor Him
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Q: My fiancé and I, after dating for a couple of years, are going to be married soon. We’ve completed our education and will settle into our first home together after the wedding. We hope to have a family and desperately want to be responsible parents and […]
Asking Eric: Did aunt dress inappropriately to ruin niece’s wedding?
Dear Eric: My husband and I recently hosted the wedding of our daughter in our beautiful, upscale California beach town. The reception was described as "cocktails, dinner, and dancing," and children were not included. The dress was "Festive Cocktail Attire," which was communicated via a save-the-date notice sent on paper via the U.S. postal service […]
Asking Eric: Grandmother not permitted at hospital for birth
Dear Eric: My only son is expecting his first child in early July. I have been recently told by my son that his wife does not want anyone at the hospital, except for my son. I am devastated. My parents, sister and husband are all gone. It was family time in the hospital when my […]
My Answer: We can trust God because our lives are in His hands
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Q: I’m fearful of traveling by train and worse by air. How can I overcome this terror? – G.P. A: The British express train raced through the night, its powerful headlight piercing the darkness. Queen Victoria was a passenger on the train. Suddenly the engineer saw a […]
Asking Eric: Grandmother critiqued over folding laundry
Dear Eric: I am a youngish widow with an empty nest. Last year I moved to be near my daughter to help her with her young twins. My daughter and her husband have jobs that require them to leave home at about 6 a.m. I arrive at their home at six, and they leave. The […]