4,208 articles on "family"

Thumbs Up

Thumbs Up by: LeAnn R. Ralph Do you remember how sensitive you felt about being "different" in some way when you were kid? Maybe you were shorter than your classmates. Or taller. Or had darker hair, or lighter hair. Or maybe you wore glasses. We...

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Simplify the Season

Simplify the Season by: Megan Corwin Let's take a look at a typical Christmas To-Do list: bake cookies, buy and make gifts, attend office party, church commitments, address and mail cards, clean the house for guests, decorate...it goes on a...

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Home For The Holidays: Visiting Aging Parents

Home For The Holidays: Visiting Aging Parents by: Linda LaPointe Joanne returned home after not seeing her parents for about 6 months. She found her dad is not doing nearly as well as he has been leading her to believe. Their weekly conversation...

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Rural Route 2 News Celebrates First Year of Publication

Rural Route 2 News, the monthly e-mail newsletter from ruralroute2.com, recently completed its first full year of publication.The newsletter, which officially began as a monthly publication in January 2004, is written and published by LeAnn R. Ralph,...

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Flowers the perfect way to say ...

Some people especially men, find it difficult to put theirfeelings of love in words. So one of the ways they can con-vey their affectionon special occasions such as Valentine's Day is to give flowers to the important ladies in their lives.It can...

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Prayer is Powerful, Exciting

I’m finding late in life that prayer is a journey. We have to learn to pray, because prayer is essential for a daily work with Jesus. In Mark 11:23, it states that we “shall not doubt in our heart that what we are praying for will come to pass, ...

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Organize for Creativity

OK, well, I know organization isn't really decorating, now is it? But, let's face it, what good is all theeffort to create a nice home when it's hidden behind the mess and the clutter? So in order to help us all prevailover the chaos, ...

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Care Of The Siamese Fighting Fish

With it’s long flowing fins and vibrant colors, it’s easy to see why the Betta Splendens or Siamese Fighting Fish is a favorite fish for fresh water aquariums. Often seen in tiny little bowls in the pet store, this male of this species is fierce...

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Keep Thy Personal Journal Private!

Keep Thy Journal Private! If you live with other people, I know you shudder to think about what would happen if your personal journal fell into the wrong hands. Journaling is not about writing something and then leaving it on your bed so your family ...

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Country Clothing

Country Clothing  by: Mark Shenton Country Clothing is something quite unique to England. Classics like the Classic Aran Style pullover, made to the highest possible standard with the finest Aran wools will never date. Take a look at any designe...

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