How to Find the Right Babysitter for Valentines Day

Valentine's Day is coming up. Any holiday can be a busy and stressful time. You can be rushed trying to find the perfect gift for your wife or husband, and you forgot to contact a babysitter. If you are hoping to spend some time away from the kids, you will need to find a sitter.…

February 10, 20210Comments

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Activities

How to Avoid Wasting Your Time in Dating

Dating. It can be hard and challenging. You finally meet someone, only in a couple months you’re back to being single again. It can be a never ending cycle at times. When you’re looking for that special someone in your life, it is easy to become discouraged. Here are some methods to avoid while looking…

December 4, 20200Comments

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Family Mental Health

Relationship Building

Every relationship is unique, but they all have one thing in common—they all require work. Whether you have been together for month or many years, there are plenty of ways to build a healthy relationship together. With hard work, dedication, and flexibility, you will find a deeper since of connection and fulfillment within to your…

August 14, 20200Comments

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Leadership Mental Health

Don’t Let It Pile Up

I have been thinking a lot about laundry today. I typically do my laundry every other day, and it has become a regular part of our family routine to fold and put away our clean clothes daily. But this past week, it got away from me. I did not wash one single load of laundry. There…

March 5, 20200Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Prison

More Gift Ideas For Inmates

How to find the perfect gift for a loved one in prison Finding the right gift for your husband when he is locked up is a challenge like no other. Ron was in prison for 15 years, and every holiday I agonized over what to get for him. I had to be super creative and…

February 13, 20200Comments

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Family Mental Health

How Communication Is Key

Loving someone is not enough to save a relationship. I learned this lesson while Ron was in prison. My heart was full of love for him, and I missed him every single day he was gone. He didn't know that my mind and spirit were fixed on him; he only knew he was in prison…

February 11, 20200Comments

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Family Mental Health Prison

How to Overcome the Barrier of Prison in your Family

Anyone who tells you that prison is not a huge barrier for your family is lying to you. It is an extraordinary barrier to creating a strong, thriving family. And, the struggles do not disappear when your husband comes home. A prison experience will either infect or affect you for the rest of your life. …

January 23, 20200Comments

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Family Prison

How to Make a New Year’s Resolution When Your Husband is in Prison

Happy New Decade! 2020 is not just a new year, it is a new decade. It is a brand new beginning of a brand new decade. This is the perfect time to take a good look at your dreams and goals and set your priorities. This is especially important when your husband is in prison. If you are…

January 16, 20200Comments

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Family Prison

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving When Your Husband is in Prison

Holidays are not the same when your husband is in prison. Grief, loss, and sorrow can easily steal your desire to celebrate the season with your family. In the face of the challenges you are dealing with, holidays become one more thing that sucks up your time and money. It is difficult to celebrate anything…

November 26, 20190Comments

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Prison

How to overcome the stigma of prison

Prison. As soon as someone in your family went to jail, you became one of "them." You moved from acceptable to unacceptable, from an insider to an outsider, and from a friend to someone they used to know. You are now stigmatized. If you think that there is no stigma associated with prison, you are…

November 13, 20190Comments

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