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09/19/2012
Words of Wisdom I thought you would enjoy the following 'proverbs.' We were sent these by a Wing staff person at Hill AFB, Utah. More >>

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Posted under Email of the Day
09/18/2012
Losing a Spouse ...Just last June, my husband and I (who were driving partners in a big rig) crashed in Texas. In a matter of moments, my life changed. My husband was driving and I was in the sleeper. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Death of a Spouse, Honor, Marriage, Read On-Air, Respect
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09/18/2012
My Husband's Note The best wedding I ever attended was on our 17th anniversary in 1999. The wedding was for a colleague, and the couple had shacked up for several years before they decided to get married. More >>

Tags: Commitment, Marriage, Wedding
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09/18/2012
We Need to 'Update our Status' as Parents I was on Facebook today and someone had posted this as their status, 'I just dropped my daughter off at her little school and she cried hysterically. Then I walked away crying. This mommy stuff can be brutal...' More >>

Tags: Parenting, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Values
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09/17/2012
Siblings Hold Hands The other day I was listening to your program when you talked about making kids hold hands when they started fighting. I told my daughter about it. She has two daughters (10 and 12 years) who fight constantly. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Read On-Air, Response To A Call
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09/17/2012
Changing Course Three years ago my husband and I were so out-of-sync with one another that our marriage was officially starting to crumble; we were systematically taking steps for a divorce. More >>

Tags: Divorce, Health, Marriage, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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09/17/2012
Enlisting in the United States Navy Recently you asked, "What is the smartest decision you ever made?" I don't even have to think about it. It was the day I decided to drop out of college (in my third year) and enlist in the United States Navy. More >>

Tags: Education, Friendship, Friendships, Relationships
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09/14/2012
How I Honored my Husband AND our Checking Account I am a stay-at-home mom of 4 children and absolutely adore my husband. He recently called me from work to say we were invited to a fancy cocktail party the next evening. I was beyond THRILLED to dress up in something other than my daily "mom" clothes and I really wanted to look fabulous for him, too! More >>

Tags: Behavior, Budget, Finances, Marriage, Read On-Air, Respect, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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09/14/2012
Kids' Kooky Friends One day my oldest daughter came home from school and was telling me about another young girl (4th grade) who seemed to pick on everyone. In my daughters's eyes, she got the brunt of it. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Compassion, Education, Family/Relationships - Children, Friends, Friendships, Memories, Parenting, Values
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09/14/2012
Thinking It Through Besides my faith in Christ, I know exactly one of the smartest decisions I have ever made and it concerned my family...I was around 32 yrs old, married for 10 yrs, and my marriage was lifeless. I had 4 kids and things were tough. More >>

Tags: Adultery, Affair, Behavior, Children, Divorce, Marriage, Parenting
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