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09/04/2012
Keeping a 'Harmonious' Blended Family I totally agree and understand your stance on NOT getting remarried after getting a divorce with minor children because I am LIVING it! However, we are already married, want to stay married, and I would like some advice on how to keep a more 'harmonious' blended family. More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, Parenting
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09/04/2012
Video: Keeping a 'Harmonious' Blended Family Statistically, second marriages, when the spouses already have minor children, do not usually work out, but Tammy and her husband want to stay married. More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, Parenting
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09/04/2012
Find Your Zumba I've been going to Zumba on a regular basis, and even got the Zumba for the Wii so I could dance even more at home. Then it hit me. I had quit my job and dedicated myself to my husband and four children 100 percent of the time, and until now, forgotten to keep up with my own hobbies... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Health, Hobbies, Job, Kids, Motivation, Parenting, Purpose, Work
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09/04/2012
10-Second Recipes: Current Events Can Have Culinary Impact at Your Dinner Table What could be more fun to discuss at the dinner table than dinner? Why not stir it up with a bit of delicious food history as well. A good way for you and your kidlets to start and stay up on the news at the same time is to think about the location of an event in the news, discuss that event and then the foods and recipes that are famous there... More >>

Tags: 10 Second Recipes, Budget, Health, Politics, Recipes, Stay-at-Home Mom
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09/04/2012
How to Respond to Bogus Online Customer Reviews Thanks to the Internet, we can find out with a click of a button if anyone has had a bad experience with a product, a service, a small business or a local professional. But what if you have a strong suspicion that a negative online review about your business is bogus?... More >>

Tags: Budget, Cliff Ennico, Stay-at-Home Mom, SucceedingInYourBusiness.com, Work from Home
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09/04/2012
'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' Now Out on DVD 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' came out on DVD last week. It's filled with modern humor and music, and the stop-motion animation with clay characters is fun to see. The lifelike impressions the clay characters make are easily the best part of the film... More >>

Tags: Doing the Right Thing, Family/Relationships - Parent/Child, Movie Review, Parenting, Values
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08/31/2012
My Husband's Soul It is my 29th wedding anniversary and I wanted to share what an amazing man I married. I want this email to give other girls the incentive to choose right! Doing so blesses your own life immensely, but also has the potential to bless others. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Fathers, Gratitude, Husband, Importance of Fathers, Integrity, Kindness, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Raising Boys to Men, Real men
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08/30/2012
Reaping the Benefits I have been a stay-at-home mom for two years, and it has been hard. I haven't loved it. I have a happy life generally, no big trials to deal with, but just the fact that I haven't gotten as much sleep as I like has been difficult for me. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Parenting, Pride, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Values
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08/30/2012
Quote of the Week The end of labor is to gain leisure. More >>

Tags: Quote of the Week
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08/30/2012
Is Chivalry Dead? Are men chivalrous anymore? The answer is largely "no." The reason: women's behavior... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Character, Character-Courage-Conscience, Chivalry, Feminism, Honor, Manners, Men's Point of View, Politeness, Respect, Social Issues, Values, Women's Point of View
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