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01/09/2013
2012 Moment of Joy I did not have to think long about a moment of joy in the past year. I can honestly say that the moment my baby girl was born, healthy, kicking and screaming, was the very first moment of pure joy that I've probably ever felt. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Joy, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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01/09/2013
The Christmas Eve Eel My husband Jimmy recently passed away. This is in his honor... More >>

Tags: Christmas Eve, Commitment, Dating, Death of a Spouse, Holidays, Humor, Marriage, Religion
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01/08/2013
The Best Gift My True Love (and True Hero) Ever Gave Me My husband and I were married almost a year when we decided to start our family. Several months later, we found out we were having twin boys! However, I delivered them at only 28 weeks... More >>

Tags: Appreciation, Attitude, Behavior, Gratitude, Husband, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Pregnancy, Read On-Air, Values
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01/08/2013
Left Me for another Man I was a victim of infidelity two years ago. I worshipped my wife, trusted her implicitly, and believed and loved her throughout our 18 years of marriage. More >>

Tags: Adultery, Commitment, Divorce, Infidelity, Marriage, Marriage vows, Religion
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01/08/2013
When a Spouse Cheats For me, security comes not from knowing what the other person might do... it comes from knowing completely what you will do. More >>

Tags: Adultery, Commitment, Divorce, Infidelity, Marriage, Marriage vows
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01/07/2013
Courting Can Be Done in Many Different Ways ...I got very nostalgic about our dating life and how he used to court me. It had me daydreaming of our first months together and how he tried so much to impress me and be such a gentleman. I honestly got a little sad and resentful that that time is gone. More >>

Tags: Appreciation, Attitude, Behavior, Dating, Gratitude, Read On-Air, Values
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01/07/2013
Yet Another Child's Response From a Broken Family In short, I have a childhood friend who has 3 kids under 7 who chose to leave her husband to pursue her own happiness with a sorority sister's husband. She chose her own happiness to move her kids out of state to be with her now new husband. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Divorce, Divorce effects on children, Marriage, Parenting, Selfishness
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01/07/2013
From One Guy to Another A little praise for Jake who's getting back on the dating scene after taking care of ill family members. (I'm in my 40's and in the same boat.)... You've got a guy here who's given up a good chunk of his life and proved himself a responsible adult, a guy who's less likely to walk out on a wife if she gets sick! That's big! More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Religion, Response to a Call
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12/21/2012
Standing Up Against a Bully Cyber-bullying is no joke. It happened to a girl in my son's high school. Her ex-boyfriend created a derogatory Facebook page about her and the jokes and teasing spilled over into school life for this poor girl. My son was friends with the ex-boyfriend... More >>

Tags: Bullying, Doing the Right Thing, Education, Family/Relationships - Teens, Friendships, Morals/Ethics/Values, Parenting, Read On-Air, School, Teens
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12/21/2012
Celebrating Christmas Eve or Christmas Day It was December 23rd, 1954. We had just arrived in Santa Ana, California, after spending a year living in "West" Germany, as refugees from what was then, "East" Germany. I was barely 9 years old, but I remember it very clearly. More >>

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Eve, Family/Relationships - Family, Holidays, Relationships, Relatives, Traditions
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