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08/13/2012
10-Second Recipes: Let Summer Catch the 'Spring Cleaning' Wave in Your Pantry Why should spring be the only time your pantry gets a thorough cleaning? Let every season prompt an evaluation of your goods. Plus, as you tidy up, immediate quick-cook ideas may pop into your mind... More >>

Tags: 10 Second RecipesBudgetHealthRecipesStay-at-Home Momsummer recipes
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08/13/2012
Why Baby Drop Boxes Are Needed In the United States, we have 'safe-haven' laws in all 50 states, which allow children to be left anonymously in designated places (hospitals, fire departments, etc.). Taking a similar initiative, European countries are providing more and more baby 'drop boxes' for parents to drop off unwanted babies... More >>

Tags: AbortionAdoptionChildrenHealthParentingSocial IssuesValues
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08/07/2012
Moving More, Eating Less One of the ways I keep myself moving more is by not waiting until I FEEL like it. If I don't feel like working out (which is most of the time!), I tell myself to... More >>

Tags: AttitudeEat Less-Move MoreExerciseFitnessHealthMotivation
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08/06/2012
Kids Need Our Guidance, Not More Legislation As 12 people senselessly lie dead and scores of others are wounded in the aftermath of the Colorado movie theater shooting, we must understand the myths that are shaping our young boys into men and the crises these societal rules of conduct are causing, starting with depression... More >>

Tags: DepressionHealthKidsLife lessonsMental HealthParenting
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08/06/2012
10-Second Recipes: 'Summer' Can Be Code for 'See More of Family' If there's any time you don't want one parent stuck in the kitchen preparing meals while the rest of the gang is off gallivanting, it's during these fun, warm weather months.The following are the keys to a couple of nights off... More >>

Tags: 10 Second RecipesBudgetHealthRecipesStay-at-Home Momsummer recipes
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07/30/2012
9 Steps to Calmer Parenting Parenting is the toughest job in the world, but also the most rewarding. Remaining calm is not only good for our own mental health, but also a wonderful lesson to our children. Children often act the way their parents act... More >>

Tags: HealthKidsMental healthParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySpouse
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07/30/2012
10-Second Recipes: Just One Summer Ingredient a Week Can Make a Savings Splash Planning around seasonal ingredients can be even more delicious and effective, since they are bursting with freshness and often on sale. Watermelon is a juicy summer case in point... More >>

Tags: 10 Second RecipesBudgetHealthRecipesStay-at-Home Momsummer recipes
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07/30/2012
10 Ways to Handle Life Changes with Courage Changes in life happen. All the time. Things happen for good and bad reasons and much of change is beyond our control. But how we handle change is within our control... More >>

Tags: AttitudeCharacter, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceHealthpositive attitudeValues
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07/26/2012
Can Life Be Balanced? I would venture to guess that many of you do not balance work and the rest of your life in a healthy way. There is all kinds of research suggesting you don't. I want to discuss some ways to keep a stress-free work/life balance... More >>

Tags: AttitudeHappinessHealthPersonal ResponsibilityPurposeValues
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07/25/2012
How I Found Out I Was a Parent My husband and I had been trying for 9 months to get pregnant. It was Christmas 2002 when we got a phone call from the National Bone Marrow Registry. More >>

Tags: HealthMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPregnancy
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