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Menopause- The Transition Years

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The most frequent questions this month asked about menopause. Although many of you are younger, you can begin taking care of yourself to prevent some of the complications of menopause.

The Transition Years

Some of us will go through these transition years with hardly a thought and no physical problems, for others it may be a pretty rocky transition. Unlike our grandmothers’ and mothers’ time, today there is so much more information available and many more aids to get us through with a minimum of problems.

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Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: health, moods

Re-Entry

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Re-entry to your home country takes just as much grace, maybe more, than leaving it did. Often your arrival on the field is more exciting and energizing than your return to your home country. The time and effort it takes to “fit in” comes as a surprise to many.

After the decision to return, there is much preparation necessary for a smooth re-entry.

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Filed Under: Culture Shock, Life--Cross culturally Tagged With: reverse culture shock

What to Pack

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Happy New Year! Praise God for bringing us through 2001. It was a year with lots of challenges, but God was good! We look forward to what He has planned for us and trust His grace to meet the challenges of 2002.

Our topic this month is Preparing for Your Overseas Assignment. Five ladies contributed their advise on this topic.

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Filed Under: Work--Cross Culturally Tagged With: choosing, packing, preparation

Enjoy Marriage

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It’s February, Valentine’s Day is around the corner. So this is a good time to think about ways to strengthen our marriage relationship. We are going to share some insights from Marriage Works! Seeds for growing a great marriage by Mike Constantine. In Marriage Works!, Mike describes the doldrums marriage can slip into.

“In some parts of the American west, and in most of the Australian outback, you can drive almost forever, on perfectly straight roads, through a featureless landscape. Nothing unexpected, nothing interesting, nothing but you, the car, and the long, long road. After a few hundred kilometers you start craving something, anything different and exciting.

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Filed Under: Attitudes & Emotions, Marriage Tagged With: monotony, surprises, treats

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