My Christmas Wish To You
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Posted March 14th, 2010 at 7:18 am
If I could wish a wish for you, it would be for peace and happiness not only now, but for the whole year through!I wish that there always be food on your table. And that you always remember those less fortunate. May you always take time to share, and thank those who share with you.I wish for time, so you may reflect on the blessings that you have, and that you express your love to those who are dear to you.May you never feel lonely, because there are those who care.That you realize: y...
Lost And Found (A Valentine’s Day Story)
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Posted March 12th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
I casually glanced down at my hand, but instead of a wedding ring and an engagement ring, there was only the narrow gold band.Randy! I yelped. My engagement ring is gone.It was Valentine's Day, and my husband, Randy, and I were on our way from my niece's wedding, which had taken place in one town, to the reception, which was being held in another city about fifteen miles away.If there hadn't been other cars behind us, I think my husband might have been tempted to slam on the brakes.Of course, on...
What Christmas Is Like For Some A Look At Holiday Realities
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Holiday
Posted March 8th, 2010 at 10:21 am
For the first time, I didn?t receive a Christmas card from my mother. I?m not sure if that?s a curse or a blessing.You see, 20 years ago I told the biggest lie of my life. It was on a cold, mid-December night, a short time after the death of my father. My mother became ill and spent the next year in and out of hospital, bouncing between excruciating pain and short-lived moments of comfort. On this night, upon returning home, I found my mother in immeasurable pain.Days prior she had been released...
Taking The Guess Work Out Of Valentine’s Day For Men
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Holiday
Posted March 1st, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Millions of men anxiously dread the approach of Valentine?s Day, reluctant to shop because they haven?t a clue about what will really please their woman. Many women believe that it takes the romance away if you tell him exactly what you want. Then she becomes disappointed and resentful when he fails to read her mind and turns up with a last minute less-than-perfect gift offering.?Men are results-oriented,? explains Barbara Wright Abernathy, founder of the Venus On Top Society, the social network...
Traditional VS. Modern Anniversary Gifts
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Holiday
Posted February 28th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Most people are familiar with the traditional materials list that good etiquette requires us use as a guide when selecting a gift to commemorate a wedding anniversary. If you are like most people, you might find it a bit challenging to convert the materials on the list into an acceptable gift idea. There may be more choices available to you than you realize. Do you know that an updated modern gift list is available which is becoming more and more popular? This article touches on the history of t...
Easter
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Holiday
Posted February 27th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Regardless of religious affiliation, Easter can be an event at which we pause to assess our own support systems of faith and belief.Do we know ?where? we are going and the path we need to follow to get there? The statement, search your feelings?, is very true. How do we feel about ourselves and our progress in this life? Are we accomplishing what we want to do, or are we on some side road of useless and/or recreational diversion?Take the time to reassess and re-evaluate. Search your feelings...
Valentine’s Day Flowers
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Holiday
Posted February 26th, 2010 at 6:18 am
Flowers & Valentine?s Day go hand in hand. Your Valentine will be so thrilled to receive a beautiful flower arrangement! Of course, Roses are known for their association with love. They are available in many colors and can create quite an impressive presentation. For a really impressive gift, send a 2 or 3 dozen arrangement, WOW! Looking for something a little different than the standard red roses? Consider Black Magics! With their dark red velvet like petals, Black Magics express elegance, clas...
Valentine’s Day Inspiration Celebrate Love
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Holiday
Posted February 20th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Love is one of the things in this world that people so often take for granted, until we don't have it. We forget to look at love as a gift. When someone gives you their love, what are they really giving? A look at the part of themselves that most people never see. The ability to be hurt by you. Trust in you. Their confidence that you are special. Desire and passion. A belief that you are worthy of their love. Seeing something in YOU that makes you more special than any other person. Their d...
The Value Of A Mom: From The HomeSchool Chronicles
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Posted February 20th, 2010 at 10:21 am
One day Matthew, my four-year-old, demonstrated just how much mothers are often under-appreciated nowadays. He came into the kitchen and informed me in a matter-of-fact tone, that he wished I would die--but he liked me a little because I gave him food and drinks. Feeling a bit daunted by four-year-old honesty (or should I say brutality?) I replied, Well, I'm glad you like me a little, because I love you A LOT!By bedtime, he had softened towards me. As I tucked him in, he held up his two hands wi...
Valentine’s Day What It Means To Me!
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Holiday
Posted July 26th, 2009 at 11:20 am
When I was a kid growing up in South Florida, I have fond memories of school parties and exchanging cards with my female classmates, eating candy with ?I LOVEYOU? and ?KISS ME? on them, but as I have gotten older, Valentines Day has become something entirely different to me.My son was born a week after Valentines, and my wife and I had spent most of that week so involved with the fact she was about to pop, we had completely forgotten about the most romantic day of the year. We made a vow right t...
