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02/12/2013
How I Show My Husband Love Daily My husband gets home from work around 5:30 p.m., I watch for his car to pull up. Before he gets out of the car, I run up to the door with a smile. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Being a good wife, Grateful, Happiness, Health, Husbands and Wives, Marriage, Spouse
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02/11/2013
With Loving Gratitude After being bombarded in mid-January with impending Valentine hype, I decided to make my Valentine's Day last for weeks. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Gratitude, Holiday, Holidays, Husbands, Marriage, Read On-Air, Valentine's Day, Values
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02/11/2013
The Four 'B' Policy in Dressing My husband and I decided on a clothing policy a few years ago when they started choosing their own clothes. We have the "four B policy"--meaning that their clothing/outfits may not show boobs, bra straps, belly, or butt. More >>

Tags: Education, Family/Relationships - Teens, Middle school, Parenting, Stay-at-Home Mom, Teenage girls, Teens
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02/11/2013
A Night of Valentine's Day Questions With my husband, every day is Valentine's Day. So each year we have a sit-down dinner for 4 married couples who are our friends. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Holiday, Holidays, Husbands and Wives, Marriage, Spouse, Thankful, Valentine's Day
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02/08/2013
Outsourcing Jobs Recently a news story about a software developer who was caught outsourcing his job to China has gone viral. More >>

Tags: Day Care, Daycare, Job, Jobs, Parenting, Read On-Air, Values
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02/08/2013
When Health Declines I never expected to be caregiver for my parents. My older brother, who never left home, and my sister were the ones I always thought would be there for them when they got too infirm to be independent. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Health care, Helping, Relationships, Relatives, Siblings
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02/08/2013
Help for Families Caring for Senior Parents I have seen both sides - what works, and what doesn't. One side of my family pushed the care off onto one person...On the other side of my family, they did it well. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Grandparents, Health care, Helping, Relationships, Relatives, Siblings
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02/07/2013
Perseverance I learned from a teacher/mentor not to give up. She encouraged me to stop and review a topic or concept if I did not understand it or became frustrated because I didn't understand. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Depression, Education, Family, Finances, Health, Mental Health, Read On-Air, Relatives, School, Thankful
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02/07/2013
Caregiving for Two Parents at the Same Time Sadly, last year we had the caregiving dilemma for both my father and my father-in-law at the same time. I'm not saying it was easy, but here's how we handled the situation. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Attitude, Behavior, Cherish, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Health care, Helping, Relaltives, Relatives, Siblings, Taking care of parents, Values
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02/07/2013
Working with My Brothers to Aid our Mother My mother developed dementia and memory problems, and since I'm the only one in the same town, it was up to me to care for her. However, I included my brothers in all decisions and we worked together to get the best health care and living conditions she could afford. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Family/Relationships - Family, Health care, Helping, Relaltives, Relationships, Relatives, Siblings, Taking care of parents
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