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Today, I’m Asking You Some Questions

By Leslie Vernick | October 8, 2012 |

Morning friends, I’m deep in book writing mode right now and invite you to read a short excerpt answering the question, Is Marital Indifference Emotionally Abusive? It will be posted by Thursday on www.christiancounseling.com I hope you check it out. My two day interview entitled, “Finding Freedom from Destructive Relationships” with Focus on the Family is scheduled to air Wednesday,…

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My Husband Won’t Change and I’m a Mess

By Leslie Vernick & Co. | October 1, 2012 |

  Morning friends, Today I’m flying home from Branson, Missouri where I spoke at the American Association of Christian Counselors conference. It was a great time, thanks for all your prayers. I was presenting my material on my new book and the comments were very positive. My sister Patt and her husband also came with us so that was lots…

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How to Get Negative Words Out of Your Head

By Leslie Vernick | August 20, 2012 |

Morning Friends, My new website has launched, and we will be moving the blog over there permanently in a few weeks, so please go there and sign up to receive it if you haven’t already done so. Just go to www.leslievernick.com and, on the home page in the upper right hand corner, sign up for your free recording of Does…

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Toxic Love

By Leslie Vernick | August 6, 2012 |

I was away this weekend, writing and relaxing. The beach is a perfect place to do both. I’m going to do something a little different. Instead of answering a question, I’m going to ask you a few. I want to share something one of my friends wrote that I thought fit in perfectly with what we often talk about in this blog. My good friends Pam and Bill Farrell wrote a book, 10 Best Decisions a Single can Make. In it they rewrote 1 Corinthians 13. Listen to what it says: […]

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How do explain my ex-husband’s behavior to our kids without making him look bad?

By Leslie Vernick | July 23, 2012 |

  Morning friends, Prayers needed. Each morning of this week, I am writing for four to five hours before starting my counseling schedule. My clients have graciously agreed to come in the afternoon all week so that I can have my best writing time free. Please pray that God would give me wisdom and flow in order to write well.…

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My whole family is rude and disrespectful. What can I do?

By Leslie Vernick | June 4, 2012 |

Hi friends, I feel your prayers for this new book I’m birthing. Thank you so much. It is such a discipline to park my bottom down in my chair for hours at a time during the weekend just to write and pray and think, especially when I sit most of the week for counseling and coaching clients. My computer is…

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Does God Care More About Sex Than Marriage?

By Leslie Vernick | April 30, 2012 |

Good morning friends, Thank you for all your comments and notes encouraging me to continue writing this blog. I want to serve you and meet your needs and so I appreciate the feedback. I was in Dallas, TX all weekend speaking at the Wonderful Counselor Conference, so what I thought I’d do is share with you a blog I recently…

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Topic: My Wife is Verbally Abusive

By Leslie Vernick | April 9, 2012 |

Morning friends, I’ll be on Moody Mid-Day Connection today, Easter Monday at noon CT, talking about How to Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong. So many of us know God’s truth in our head, but when life’s difficulties come, we find it much harder to apply it in our heart. Join me for an hour of conversation to learn…

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Am I crazy or is he?

By Leslie Vernick | April 2, 2012 |

Good Monday friends, Thank you for all for sharing your favorite things this past week. Many of you responded privately to my e-mail address and so the winning name was chosen from all who responded. And the winner of my book, Lord I Just Want to be Happy is Renee V. We will contact you to get your mailing address.…

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