So, what about this issue of cohabitation?  Why is it a bad idea?  Does a piece of paper or a ceremony really make that much of a difference? I have several friends who opted to live together before pursuing marriage.  And, as far as I know, each of those instances turned into marriage, and each marriage is going strong.
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Part 1 These last two weeks have certainly been full of news stories.  From record amounts of snowfall in the Northeast, to autopsy results revealing that Amy Winehouse had a blood alcohol level of more than 4 times the legal amount at the time of her death, to Jessica Simpson revealing her pregnancy, to Kim Kardashian announcing her divorce from Kris Humphries after only 10 weeks of marriage.
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I attended Rhea County High School. I'm a Rhea County Golden Eagle. And when I go back to teach there and tell the students that I've been where they are, I mean it. Well, except for the last time I was there. We didn't have our own classroom, so we met in the locker room.
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  by: Tiffany SoysterThis newsletter was extremely difficult for me to write. As I started to compile some recent articles that pertain to this line of work, I felt it was time for another blog post. An opportunity for you to hear from one of us.  What would be the topic of discussion?
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by Taylor Hollingsworth          In my final weeks as part of the Edge at the Women’s Care Center, I continue to hear the same question again and again-- “will you miss it?” After a 2 year career of being lovingly referred to as the “sex guy” by so many adoring youth throughout Rhea County and it’s surrounding areas, it’s very difficult to articulate all the things I want to say in response to that question.
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By Joel Trigger, Educator Last night we went to a basketball game at Spring City middle school. We spent three weeks there earlier this year teaching 6th – 8th grade. We had a ton of fun getting to know the students outside class by eating with them during lunch and playing dodge ball with them in the gym in between classes.
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Our program, the Edge, is presented to students starting in the sixth grade. Before we spend the week with the students, they are given an "opt out" form to give to their parents. This allows parents to decide if they want their child to participate in the program.
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This is a link to an amazing article about two people who chose to follow God's plan for sex and marriage and their great reward! Click on the link to read: The Man Who Waited
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by Joel Trigger, Educator     When we go into schools to talk to students about sex, we often have to start out by breaking some misconceptions. Usually they expect that we are some kind of anti-sex campaign that is going to come in and tell them that they aren’t allowed to have any fun and that they need to move up on a mountain and never think about the opposite sex or their body parts will start falling off.
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When I was a teenager, I had a really difficult time communicating with adults…especially women. My mom and I had an especially hard time understanding each other. On a typical day, I would come home from a long, grueling day at school full of monotonous monologues about math and a slew of tired teachers who constantly demanded silence and attention from us, the restless pupils.
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