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Dear CMR, 

My boyfriend and I are struggling to manage balancing time together while still maintaining our friendships with others. Is it important to maintain those friendships? If so, why?

Signed, 

Attached at the Hip

Are your children feeling the stress of the new season, and you don't know how to help them? In today's blog, Susan Yates shares helpful tips on how to encourage your children through uncertainty, and how to seek hope in our faithful God.

Do your conversations feel life-sustaining? In today's blog, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff shares how your words can impart life and how this plays a significant role in building community.

Do you know the weight of your words? Words have the power to build someone up and tear someone down. How do you reclaim that power? In today's blog, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff explains how words can deeply impact people.

How do you react to conversations about money? Do you run and hide from this difficult topic? In today's blog, Dr. Chris Grace reveals that arguments about money are often fueled by deeper feelings, and shares how to have conversations about money that are healthy, insightful, and bring you closer together!

Dear CMR,

One of our friends in our friend group is "too much." Very emotionally needy, talks about himself a lot, asks for advice but never takes it, and dates the wrong people. We don’t want to ”unfriend” him, but he’s driving us crazy! What should we do?

Signed,

Overwhelmed

Dropping your kid off at college, whether it is the first time or not, can be an emotional, scary, and exciting experience. But how do you process those feelings? In today's blog, Marriage and Family Therapist Willa Williams gives four insights on how to deal with your child leaving for college and moving forward with your own adventure.

Are you feeling the burden of money and financial decision-making in your relationship? Talking about how to deal with money in a relationship can be a divisive and difficult conversation. In this week's blog, Dr. Chris Grace reveals how to avoid arguments and find harmony in your relationship through conversations about money.