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"...Weeping may last for the night, but joy comes with the morning." Psalm 30:5

One ordinary housewife. Soon to have experienced 25 years on this earth. Married 4.5 years. One wonderful husband. Three happy children: ages 3, 2 and six weeks. One cozy little

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Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Why people tolerate contraceptives but not abortion: 5 of 12

Why do pro-lifers tolerate contraceptives but not abortion? Because they may not realize that hormonal birth control is a form of abortion. Ask almost any doctor or pharmacist about birth control, and they will happily dive into the subject. Assuming that most people who ask these days are asking about hormonal birth control...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory How prosperity has overshadowed our values and beliefs: 12 of 22

I write from the perspective of a stay at home mom, wife of a man who makes enough money to keep us under a roof, driving a car, paying the bills and buying groceries. We own our home, we aren't starving, we drive a mini-van that should last us for years. We live in a space big enough for us at this stage in life. And yet, t...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Signs and symptoms of pregnancy: 6 of 11

Every woman experiences pregnancy differently. I had a friend who could not get pregnant naturally, and when she conceived using in-vitro fertilization, she had a pregnancy so easy you would hardly have believed she was pregnant. She had no morning sickness, appeared to have lots of energy and didn't have terrible labour eit...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The highs and lows of being a housewife: 18 of 27

My entry into housewivery came as soon as I got married. I moved to Canada the day after our wedding and because I was not a citizen and had no work permit, I could not work. So I started out married life organizing the apartment we moved into. Our living room was enormous, but aside from that fact, the apartment was not suc...
Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness How to save your marriage before it starts: 6 of 9

Marriage can be tough. It can be full of joy, but if you start out on the wrong foot, or end up with the wrong person, it can be full of pain. The best way to save your marriage before it starts is to give great consideration to what your marriage is about. It used to be common that people got married because they had to; fo...
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) How to keep your home clean all week long: 8 of 11

I am not an expert in keeping my house clean. However, I have recently learned some tricks that help an awful lot. I am a stay at home mom, so I don't really know what it's like to keep your house clean while working outside the home, but I'm sure the things I've learned can be applied to that lifestyle as well. When I get u...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood memories: 271 of 362

I remember you crying while you emptied the dishwasher Before, I remember no pain I remember playing in the sand, on the beach, in the woods. I remember lying between your parents, waiting to hear if I had A brother or a sister. I remember when we lived near the lighthouse And picked honeysuckle on our walk to the park nearb...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Why we write: 136 of 166

I write because it is part of who I am. I write because God gave me a gift for it, to use as He guides me. I write because there are passions inside me that must be let out and shared with the world. Any other writer that writes from the heart will be familiar with having a passion - something that you feel would jump out of...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Having a baby on a budget: 25 of 28

Even before I was pregnant with my daughter, I was shopping in thrift stores and discount shops for baby clothes. I always knew I would have kids, one way or another, and if for some reason, I had not had any, I knew plenty of people who would take the things I had bought. When I was seventeen, I worked at The Children's Pla...
Health & Fitness > Menstruation & Menopause Alternative to pads or tampons: 3 of 3

Are you tired of the mess or cost of pads and tampons? I know that I have gotten tired of my period just because of the hassle of what is needed in advance of its arrival. Not that I get embarrassed anymore having to put a box of something or other in my cart at Wal Mart, but it does get to be a pain. Of course, the actual p...