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07/20/2012
Just Because a Woman Can, Doesn't Mean She Must! ...We agreed before we were married that when we had children, I would stay home. I appreciated he was willing to work to support us, so I did everything I could to make sure he didn't have to worry about anything except coming home at the end of his shift. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Read On-Air, Respect, Values
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07/19/2012
Floyd Rule Number One There is so very, very much to admire about my husband - he is a real MAN, a wonderful provider... and he surely would swim through shark-infested waters to bring me a lemonade....What I admire most about him, however, is the lesson he taught me years ago. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Read On-Air, Respect, Values
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07/18/2012
May One Day You Be Rewarded for Your Parenting I'm sending this to you because your listeners (and the world) need to know that if you 'choose wisely, treat kindly' and work together to make your family your number-one priority, they, too, may someday be rewarded with a letter like this. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Marriage, Parenting, Read On-Air, Relatives, Values, Wedding
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07/17/2012
Secrets of a Long Marriage ...I wanted to write because I am dumbfounded by how easily couples divorce and families become fractured. There is an expectation in marriage that we will live happily ever after and if that doesn't happen, well, there's always divorce. More >>

Tags: Cancer, Divorce, Health, Parenting, Read On-Air
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07/16/2012
You Loved Me Before You Knew Her ...My 16-year-old daughter, who has always been wise beyond her years, came to me the other day and said the following: 'If you wanted to spend as much time as possible with your children, why would you get a divorce?' More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Read On-Air
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07/13/2012
Recipe for a Military Wife I found this 'recipe" and thought you might want to share it. It fits my wife as well as any wife who has a real man in her life. Thank you for all you do. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Military, Military Wife, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real man, Recipe, Recipes, Respect, Values
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07/12/2012
I Chose Well, But I Had No Idea HOW Well He just left for his fifth tour to Afghanistan. He (almost!) finished my entire 'honey-do' list before leaving. He left notes all over the house for me and our two daughters. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Military, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real man, Respect, Values
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07/11/2012
Life Is Too Short to be Bitter ...This last year has been really bad, so I went to buy your book, 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands,' but did not buy it -- instead the more I read it, the madder I got. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Marriage, New Attitude, Read On-Air, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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07/10/2012
If I Could Do Anything for One Day I am a 48 year old mother of two wonderful teenagers, 17 and 19. I work full time now after 18 years of being a stay-at-home mom. If I could do anything for just one day, I would go back in time to a summer day... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Children, Joy, Memories, Parenting, Read On-Air, Relationships
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07/09/2012
I Want My Home to Smell like Sunday Dinner ...There was nothing really homey about our house (including the constant tension created by my parents' fighting and yelling) and consequently, we didn't want to be there. Our house was never really a great place to hang out with friends, either. More >>

Tags: Memories, Read On-Air, Relationships
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