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I'm proud to call the beautiful and diverse Pacific Northwest my home. I live here with my husband, daughter, and son.

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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Do you always say "yes" when you really want to say "no"?: 1 of 44
In my life I am extremely opinionated. There was once a time when I would debate and argue a subject to death if I felt that I was right. Heck, sometimes just for the thrill of the argument. I had a great mind and I loved exercising it. But I have learned as I grew older that those aspects of a persons personality are often d... More..
Relationships & Family > First Dates How to ask a complete stranger on a date: 1 of 41
I have spent a good portion of my life single and dating. I used to enjoy dating. I have had several long term relationships and finally I got married at thirty seven years of age. But during my youth I had fun. I'm not ashamed to say it. I was one of those girls who dated, dated, dated. I would often have two dates in a day.... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Falling in love: 3 of 73
In a dimly lit hotel room an old man sat sipping a glass of fine bourbon and watching the sun set outside his window and spread its wondrous shades of purple, scarlet, and orange across the vast Missouri sky. It was at this time that thoughts of her swept through his mind. This had always been her favorite time of day. It was... More..
Health & Fitness > Medicine Development Should pharmaceutical companies develop a "stay-faithful" pill to reduce sexual desires?: 3 of 64
I have truly never heard of anything more ridiculous in my life then a pill to make an adulterer stop committing one of the ten commandments. What a waste of money if the pharmaceutical company should ever work on such a thing. I would think that the millions it would take in development the pill and trials needed to prove it... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) The origin of Halloween: 1 of 21
We cannot explore the origins of Halloween without first learning about the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain which literally means 'Summers End'. Many people have never even heard of Samhain but it is the true reason that Halloween first arose and still exists today.The Celtic tribes of Scotland and Ireland celebrated sever... More..
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Should the federal government set a national age for sexual consent for teens?: 2 of 39
We have tried everything to keep teenagers from having sex. As parents we have preached abstinence, the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, unplanned pregnancy and its devastation, the Bibles viewpoints on sex and marriage, and even the fact that a teenager is emotionally and mentally unprepared for sex. We have run the... More..
Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes Relationship reflections: Breaking up: 3 of 58
Any time a relationship comes to an end its hard. Men are notorious for taking the 'easy' way out of a relationship. I think that men do grow up however. A man who breaks up with a woman in his twenties is going to be drastically different then a man who breaks up with a woman in his forties. So there is some hope for the mal... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Historical fiction: 3 of 55
Independence, Missouri 1865Cole let the memories of her sweep him away. He could taste her, smell her, and hear her again. He blocked out all outside sounds and only let himself remember her.He was swept back 42 years. Back to that magical time. A time of youth. It was Independence, Missouri in the year 1865. The bloody War B... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss What to do when someone dies and there was no time for good-byes: 7 of 127
I have lost three of the most important people in my life to death. There is nothing easy about it. If we are honest with ourselves then we will admit that saying goodbye doesn't really ease the pain that much. Its still there. It will always be there. And nothing but time seems to truly help.I was fourteen when my mom died. ... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should teens have sex education in schools?: 8 of 139
Sex education needs to happen in both the schools and the home. I'm a firm believer in sex education classes in the school. Its an unfortunate fact of life that many parents do not wish to teach their children about sex, much less safe sex practices in the home. They often live under the delusion that their child will not hav... More..