I’m one of those people who takes pleasure in flipping through cookbooksas long as I have something to munch on simultaneously, of course. Even as a kid I enjoyed them, my all-time favorite being Wookiee Cookies: A Star Wars Cookbook. Talk about creative! From “Dark Side Salsa” to “Hoth Chocolate”, this book covers all the […]
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The thing about real life is that important events don’t announce themselves. Trumpets don’t blow, drums don’t beat to let you know you are going to meet the most important person you’ve ever met, or read the most important thing you are ever going to read, or have the most important conversation you are
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1. Pair store coupons with manufacturer coupons. The majority of stores allow you to combine their own store coupon savings with your manufacturer coupons. Look at the top of the coupon in your store ad. Does it say “store coupon” or “manufacturer coupon” next to the expiration date? If it says “manufacturer coupon” then you
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My husband and I traveled occasionally when our children were young, and we discovered that finding a gift that a child would enjoy and at the same time have some correlation to the place we visited, was a challenge. As our children grew older, gift buying became such a burden in time and stress that
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When I was young and my mom was pregnant with my brother, I was given the task of choosing his middle name. Of all the names I could have picked, I decided to go with my hero’s name: Parrish, as in Alan Parrish, the character played by Robin Williams in the film Jumanji. I’m only
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The following is an excerpt from Melissa Dalton-Bradford’s “On Loss and Living Onward”. It’s a spring afternoon in 2009, nearly two years following Parker’s death, and the counselor at our children’s school in Munich has invited a short list of students and faculty, whom Dalton has hand selected, to gather in an empty upper floor
Emily Adams graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English and an emphasis in Creative Writing. She’s an award-winning poet, author, and a developmental editor for the semi-professional science fiction magazine, BYU’s “Leading Edge”. Her book, For Those With Empty Arms, was just released this month. We thank her for the time she’s
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This Valentine’s Day don’t kick your kids out of the kitchen. Instead have them help you whip up a Paris-inspired Valentine’s Day treat! Children’s culinary expert, Barbara Beery, has compiled her favorite French desserts in her newest cookbook My First French Bakery. Recipes are selected with little hands in mind so kids can help measure,
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Or, have you been divorced for years, but still find yourself scheming how to get back at your ex this holiday season? Maybe you’ve never been divorced, but are part of a newly-formed blended family. Statistically speaking, most of us are likely part of one or more of the above. We either came from a
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The word “discouragement” is not in the vocabulary of basketball star Jesse LeBeau. Join us in this behind-the-scenes interview about his book Among the Giants. The word “discouragement” is not in Jesse LeBeau’s vocabulary. At five-foot seven, most people would have tossed aside even the slightest hope of ever becoming a basketball player. LeBeau, on
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