The name Toni Frallicciardi may not sound familiar to everyone, but one conversation with this former celebrity-insider and any concert junkie or up-and-coming skater would give their left pinky to relive a single hour in her shoes some twenty years ago. Okay, maybe their right pinky, too.  Surfing, skateboarding and shooting photos for Eastern Surf Magazine is how Toni described her upbringing in South Florida. Through the years she has traveled with the surf and skate industry to places like Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, New York, California and Vegas, living that much coveted lifestyle. Currently, Toni oversees the skate Life […]

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I love getting personal letters.  Nowadays, just about all of the personal correspondence I get is either via e-mail or Facebook and is rarely on paper.  And though the medium of personal communication has changed dramatically for most of us, hearing from someone you care about is always a joy. The church in the city of Ephesus received some personal correspondence, too.  This church had a unique spiritual heritage.  It was founded by Apostle Paul and was then lead for a time by Timothy, Paul’s Life assistant.  Paul would then write a letter to them, what we know today as […]

Have you ever thought of your mind as a physical landscape with many different places to visit? The truth is that there are a multitude of venues in your mind – some of these bring joy and peace while others bring shame, guilt, anger and sadness. Sometimes, we get caught up in cycles where we keep visiting the “ugly” places and replay certain events in our mind, experiencing the same old emotions. If we fail to realize what we are doing, we can become pre-occupied with these places, visiting them often and allowing ourselves to remain miserable and broken because […]

There’s a new challenge looming for the American family.  It’s not that it’s totally new, it’s just that our ever-increasing age expectancy is making it more prevalent.  We are living longer, which means the American family is going to be tasked with difficult decisions concerning their elderly parents.  We need to be training our children about this new Life and sacrifice. Families during biblical times knew that their elderly parents were going to be their responsibility.  For most it meant the grandparents were living in their homes during their latter days. In fact, their homes were probably the same homes […]

Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10). Making financial decisions can be hard enough for one person; it gets more complex with two people involved. Each has their own definition of needs versus wants and their own spending habits. While two brains mean more ideas, it also means more conflict. People come from different backgrounds and perspectives on money and finances, and […]