The holiday season is the time to send your letters to Santa, to go Christmas caroling, and to set up epic Christmas light displays. Keep in mind that you don’t have to go overboard with your own Christmas light display, but it’s always fun for both parents and kids to see how people like to […]
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Considering the rapid rate at which the ozone layer is depleting, the sun’s rays are more harmful than they were twenty or even ten years ago. Thankfully, sunscreen is readily available for us to use, lowering the risk of skin cancer, skin spots, etc. Sunscreen is used to prevent the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation from
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“This is beautiful,” I exclaimed, looking down at the forested valley below as our car rounded another bend on the windy mountain road. Finally, the frustration I’d endured trying to get our children through their Saturday chores and into their snow gear was abating. We were surrounded by gorgeous scenery, and the ski resort was
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My 16-year-old son challenged me to a beard growing contest. I gave him a three day head start. He was so confident he’d win that he explained that when it was fully grown, in a week, he was going to shave it into a “Victor beard” from the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. His mother told
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My favorite variety of peach has almost always been Cresthaven. But this year Suncrest peaches with their mouth-wateringly juicy, old-fashioned peach flavor have been a mainstay in my scones, jams and sauces. A few weeks ago, I found a last bushel of wonderful Suncrests at a local fruit stand. Along with a few fresh, ripe
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Even with constant reminders to themselves about how and why being married to the military is worth the struggles, military life can often feel overwhelming, sometimes even impossible. Erin, who has been married to a serviceman for 18 years, says that her breaking point moment came in 2006 when she and her family moved to
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We gathered together often for holidays, family birthday parties, basketball games, Sunday dinners, game nights, and pretty much any other activity you could think of. Our 4th of July party was always one of my favorites. We would have chicken fights in the pool, play on the swing set under the shade tree, burn some
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Office jobs are highly demanding, not just mentally, but physically as well. Physically, you ask? You’re sitting down all day! How on earth is that physically demanding? If you don’t know the best ways to position your equipment and body while at work, it’s possible you’re putting your body through incredible amounts of physical strain.
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The baseball unexpectedly hits the ground at my feet and rolls to stop out of reach, shaking me from a late Sunday afternoon daze. For years I have been catching my son’s pitches. Watching the ball hit my mitt became unnecessary long ago. Noah is 15 now, a solidly entrenched teen, and he just threw
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1. ‘Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas . . . perhaps . . .means a little bit more!’- Dr. Seuss 2. Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling. Edna Ferber, Roast Beef Medium 3. The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect! Charles N. Barnard 4. Christmas,
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