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06/04/2012
10-Second Recipes: Sizzle as Dad's 'Sous Chef' This Father's Day When grilling is on the menu for Father's Day, many families report that Dad still prefers to be king of the cooks rather than get waited on hand and foot. If your father is such a nice guy that he still wants to grill the grub for the whole group, consider taking some of the heat off of him by offering to be his sous chef (second in command in the culinary world) and assemble some sassy sides. More >>

Tags: 10 Second Recipes, Budget, Father's Day, Health, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Recipes, Stay-at-Home Mom
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06/04/2012
How to Keep from Overpraising Your Children Right now, many parents are seemingly in a race to see who can award more gold stars to their children every week. Well, here's a fact every gold star giver needs to think about: the winners are often the losers... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Friendship, Friendships, Raising children, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-respect
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06/04/2012
5 Things Your Husband Wishes You Knew About Him Most women have been told that once they get married their husband will no longer have any interest in being romantic. In fact, there is nothing further from the truth... More >>

Tags: Husbands, Marriage, relationship, Relationships, Strengthening marriage
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06/04/2012
Latest Snow White is More Grimm than Disney We first see that familiar flicker of hate glimmer in the evil stepmother's eyes on her wedding day to the King - an impossibly young, yet not yet mature, Snow White turns more heads processing down the aisle than the new stepmother. More >>

Tags: Movie Review, Parenting, PG-13 Rated, Stay-at-Home Mom, Teens
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06/01/2012
A Trip with Dad ...I do not really remember the dance, or trophies, or the rides at Disney World, or the places we ate. What I remember most was how happy I was, how my heart was bursting with pride and pleasure to have my Dad with me. More >>

Tags: Importance of Fathers, Memories, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Read On-Air
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06/01/2012
First Kisses: One Perfect, One Not. Both Great Memories Two very different perspectives on getting that first kiss... More >>

Tags: Dating, Humor, Memories, Relationships
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06/01/2012
My Secret to Happiness ...My husband and I moved to Florida a year ago, to go have fun and travel. Our less pricey rental was to be our home base. He soon came down with what turned out to be terminal cancer and passed away 5 months later at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Cancer, Gratitude, Happiness, Health
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06/01/2012
Quote of the Week The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers. More >>

Tags: Quote of the Week
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05/31/2012
How Hobbies Can Add to Your Life I have many hobbies, my greatest passion being physical sports. In college, I went to an informational meeting about the women's rugby club and I haven't looked back. More >>

Tags: Hobbies, Read On-Air
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05/31/2012
How I Wrapped My Mental Wounds I'm a 51 year old woman, who always considered myself to be a strong and capable person. I never really understood how friends and acquaintances would have a phobia or fear of flying, or a fear of heights, etc. More >>

Tags: Anxiety, Friends, Friendships, Health, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Stress
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