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Is it just me or does it get more and more difficult every year to find those special gifts that stand apart from the traditional mall fodder as unique or original? Why not break the pattern and try something original this year with these holiday gift giving tips and tricks? More >>

I am grateful for my 13-year-old daughter, who is such a delight. I want to share a story with you as to why I am so grateful. More >>

I've thought for over a week to email you and then my husband brought home 6 red roses tonight and I knew I needed to write you. This is maybe one of five or so times my husband has brought home flowers for me in the 11 years we've been together. More >>

My husband and I are really trying to give gifts of self this Christmas, partly because we're on a tight budget and partly because it's more in the true spirit of Christmas. More >>

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy ...
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I learned the qualities of a real man as a child more than 50 years ago, from men with memories reaching back as far as the Civil War; men who helped shape our world and saved it from a terrible evil. More >>

I met my husband in graduate school at a Catholic university. He was a priest and I had been a nun for 11 years. More >>

I was visiting my mother recently while my 8-year-old nephew and 6-year-old niece (brother and sister) were also at her house playing. Mother and I were in the living room when the kids came walking in, arguing again as siblings do. More >>

Hooking up, shacking up, or having sex with someone within 20 minutes of meeting them does nothing to help you grow. These types of behaviors stifle you and set you back. Only relationships help you grow. More >>