This month my wife and I are celebrating our twentieth anniversary. “Celebrate” comes from a Latin root that means “to sing the praises of” and “to practice often.” At a time when the US divorce rate for first marriages hovers around 50 percent, I can say, with humility and great gratitude, that my wife and
You reach over to your herb cabinet to sprinkle some rosemary onto the chicken you are sautéing. You pick up the bottle and it springs up in your hand due to the lack of weight within it. Someone used all the rosemary and left the empty bottle in the cabinet as a queue to you
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To a child, going to the hospital is akin to visiting a foreign land. The building doesn’t look like home. It doesn’t smell like home either. The food tastes funny, and many of the grownups wear weird clothes. To top it off, doctors frequently come in the room and ask to look at their private
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When my wife was recovering from her battle with breast cancer I made extra effort to talk with her and find out how she was feeling. I would listen to her with added focus trying to to pick up on what she was going through so I could make her as comfortable as possible. We
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I find it interesting every December when I slip into the spiral of Christmas chaos–worrying about getting the Christmas cards out, the tree decorated, the presents purchased and wrapped. I have a goal every year of having this all finished by Dec. 1 so I can really enjoy the Christmas spirit. So far I am
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The stripes have been done, the stars are getting old and anything else takes a master cake maker. Memorial Day and Fourth of July call for the perfect red, white, and blue treat. These cupcakes are it! They are the fun, flag look with marshmallow and licorice taste. This is fun and easy to do
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The one thing I learned in my college statistics class is that you should always approach statistics with a healthy measure of skepticism. I’d be the first to concede that the numbers don’t always tell the full story. But, in much the same way that doctors might use vital signs to quickly assess the condition
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Although it makes a tasty snack, watermelon can also be used for a variety of creative and crazy purposes. With a little creativity and a good carving knife, watermelons can become festive platters and serving plates at parties. We searched watermelon.org for our favorite ways to use this summertime favorite just click the links
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The entire DMV was filled with moms, dads, and their young teenage children. This is the last week of school. Each parent commiserated with the other about insurance costs, time investment, driving horror stories, girls driving in cars with boys stories, and more. The girls sat and looked very nervous. The boys played on their
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If you ask most stepparents, they’ll tell you about their lengthy transition period as their stepchildren learned to respect them, obey them, and treat them like they belonged in the family. I’m sure that in some cases, the excruciating amount of time taken may have been necessary. However, I’m here to tell you that for
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