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The moment when we know what love really is, and the true meaning of sharing that one gift we can never take back. The gift is the ultimate commitment to another.
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Published: Mar 10, 2008
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Growing up in the 40s and 50s with an emphasis on responsibility, vs the "have it all" permissiveness of raising children today. Families seemed to be much happier then. Today's families have so muc...
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Published: Mar 09, 2008
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How does one deal with a person who leans on their religious beliefs as a means to avoid their own stupidity? For instance, the belief that if God leads us to it, He will lead us through it.
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Published: Feb 23, 2008
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Solutions to preparing meals for a heart patient with kidney failure can be overwhelming. For those who enjoy a variety of healthy fruits and vegetables, and a good selection of sea-foods and meats, ...
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Published: Feb 19, 2008
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Becoming a dysfunctional family can happen in various ways. The scenario I have selected begins with a young man who became a dad rather than finish high school. Thus, began the life of a very young, ...
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Published: Jan 29, 2008
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I heard it, but I can't wrap my brain around it! Please tell me I'm not the only one who really doesn't care who the celebrities are backing in this presidential race!
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Published: Dec 23, 2007
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I can't help but wonder if there was a special angel looking over me during the time I spent in pain and agony for nearly 2 years before I ended up having surgery.
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Published: Oct 03, 2007
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This morning I have had occasion to peruse several of the web sites I write for and came to an annoying conclusion. Well, maybe not annoying as much as surprising in a negative way.
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Published: Sep 27, 2007
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The futility of dealing with a madman.........
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Published: Aug 28, 2007
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There is an e-mail circulating the internet which is typically the desperate attempt of die-hard republicans to instill fear in the American people.
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Published: Aug 14, 2007
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This has been an on-going issue since the days of Madeline Murray and the atheist viewpoint scoring in the courts. However, that has still not stopped anyone from praying wherever and whenever they wi...
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Published: Aug 13, 2007
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Marriage and divorce are at extreme opposites of the spectrum in our lives. Yet, decisions regarding both are emotionally charged, and often not very well thought through.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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If your children have reached legal age, it's okay to stop parenting them. We never stop being parents. And, there is a difference.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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It's interesting to consider what happens to folks after they retire. Whether we take early retirement because we have reached the point of having obtained our goals, or because of health issues,
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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I'm quite sure there are a number of locations where folks can boast that their area has ideal living conditions all year long. But, if you have never been to Virginia Beach, VA, you haven't found th...
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Published: Aug 01, 2007
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Recently I came across an article in one of the advice columns, the subject of which dealt with whether or not a 30 year old woman was being too judgmental and over-critical of her friends and co-work...
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Published: Jul 13, 2007
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...I can attest to the fact that survival alone is where our determination and will power is focused to achieve recovery. The financial aspect doesn't even run a close second.
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Published: Jun 08, 2007
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The United States of America is about to take another step onto that slippery slope of no return. Follow along on a sequence of events from how it once was, and how it is now, that will quite possibly...
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Published: May 04, 2007
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There are too many ramifications surfacing from the tragic accident in Virginia Beach, VA which killed two teenage young women as the result of a drunken driver who has admitted to being in this count...
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Published: Apr 25, 2007
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...and Other "Old Wives' Tales": It seems unfair that we must learn through our mistakes. Everybody knows that experience is the best teacher.
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Published: Mar 27, 2007
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Making the decision to vote or not to vote is viewed as a personal choice by most Americans. We have entered into a period of time in this nation where almost everybody is concerned about their rights...
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Published: Mar 14, 2007
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Of all the things "thin skinned" people should avoid, being a writer is way up there near the top of the list. "Why", you ask? Well, because if you want to write, you expect people to read what you wr...
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Published: Mar 01, 2007
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It sometimes seems as though men do not have a choice in the decision to terminate a pregnancy solely because, legally, women alone have a right to decide issues concerning their own bodies.
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Published: Feb 26, 2007
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I am an American citizen. This is my country. I was born here. My ancestors immigrated here generations ago, but they came legally.
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Published: Feb 22, 2007
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Having heard "old wives tales" growing up, way long before I even knew what menopause was, or even the prelude to it, my feeling was that all women enter into Hades for several years at a certain poin...
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Published: Feb 21, 2007
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To realize there is chronological order in life as we progress through it is an understatement. When we attempt to relate our experiences incurred along the way, logic and chronology quite often becom...
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Published: Feb 19, 2007
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As an extremely concerned and independent American citizen, I must take issue with the endless rhetoric being spewed by the ignorant minority still dedicated to the Republican party as it exists under...
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Published: Feb 14, 2007
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I eased my way up to the mic and greeted my audience with a shy smile. Trying to muster some confidence, I managed to mutter, "Good evening ladies and gentlemen...Thank you for coming."
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Published: Feb 09, 2007