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Are you so busy that you don't take time to really relax?  Why not try focusing on the simple things in life that make you smile?  After a few minutes, you'll find yourself relaxing, and smiling... a good combination!  

Emilie Barnes has a wonderful list of "simple pleasures."  When she begins to feel stressed, she takes a moment to think about the things she enjoys - things that make her smile.   

Here are a few of Emilie's "simple pleasures".  See if they don't make you smile too! 

Feeling the sun on the back of your neck

Sunrise ...

There are things I take for granted. I easily purchase a bottle of water when I'm thirsty, turn the A/C on when I'm hot and video conference my parents (who are in Korea) just to say hello! I normally don't think twice about my actions because it is so common place! The same is true for when I decide to visit the doctor's office. If I don't feel well, I simply call my doctor and schedule an appointment!

Things aren't this 'simple' in Sierra Leone. Ranked 180 out of 182 on the 2009 ...

Life doesn't go as planned. Tragedy strikes. Crisis happens. And once again, we come to realize that this world isn't what it was designed to be. That's exactly the road Jim and Carol Garlow are on. You may know that Carol's cancer has returned with fury. The result has been trips to Houston, medical trials and an enormous change to the Garlow family as they battle this on-going enemy. In the midst of this, they remain faithful to God's calling on their life and confident in His sovereignty alone. It's truly been an inspiration ...

A special message from Nancy Leigh DeMoss . . .

As Father's Day approaches, I've been thinking about the insights and principles my dad passed onto me.  He died when I was only 21, but the wisdom he gave to me has stayed with me ever since.  I am reaping incredible blessings today because of things my dad taught me in those earliest years of life.  Things like . . .

1. Start your day with God.
2. Trust and obey.
3. Guard your heart.
4. Don't spend your life, invest it.

My dad died at the age of 53 of a heart attack.  I believe he ...

It's no secret that, when it comes to radio planting, HCJB Global definitely has a green thumb!  They've helped radio stations around the world bloom into powerful life-giving sources for Gospel-hungry communities.

So how do they decide where to plant?  What is the "Farmer's Almanac" equivalent for consulting where and when to plant a new radio station?

Take a look at what the "radio planting experts" at HCJB Global-Asia Pacific do when they survey a country for a new radio plant . . . this time in Nepal:

Let's take a quiz to see how close you were paying ...

"Temptation isn't sin; it's when we swallow it and act on it that it becomes sin. And it can destroy our lives."  Dennis Rainey

In his new book, Stepping Up:  A Call to Courageous Manhood, Dennis writes "Manhood requires us to resolutely 'flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.'  (2 Timothy 2:22).  We have to put the lure of adolescent behavior behind us, face upward, and step up to our responsibilities as men."  

This month on "FamilyLife Today," Dennis, along with his ...