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Hello. I am an artist and writer. I'm also a wife, mother and grandmother. If you are reading this bio and want to know more about my art business I invite you to visit mylinks to the right. Thank you.

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Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Should parents raise their children without television?: 7 of 228

This is a difficult question. The key word here is "raise." As parents we should raise our children with a set of moral values, knowing the fundamental differences between right and wrong. As parents we should raise our children to understand that they will be expected to be participating citizens of their country when they ...
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Should the federal government set a national age for sexual consent for teens?: 2 of 30

Oh for goodness sakes! Bit by bit we, as the American nation, are inviting the "government" to step into our lives and tell us how to live, what to eat, what to drink and how to raise our children. If parents can't control the sexual activity of their teens, what makes anyone think that the government can? Setting a "nationa...
Business > Small & Home Business Good small businesses to start from home: 3 of 43

Great small businesses to start from home are those that provide a second income stream. Having something that brings in extra money is a good goal for starting something that you would work on part-time from your home. Home-based businesses can be anything from a web-based situation - just you and your computer; or a skill ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Is Christianity dying out?: 5 of 68

Gosh no. It's like asking if the human race is dying out. Christianity is a belief system based on the fact of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Believe that He is the Son of God, that He died for our sins and rose again, and will come again, and accept him as your personal Savior [that He died for you specifically...
Business > Sales Do salesmen sell or do customers buy?: 2 of 24

No doubt about it, customers buy. What every good salesperson needs to know, however, are the three key things that customers want. Customers are the lifeblood of every business. Without paying customers, there is no commerce. The grocer on the corner relies on the neighborhood residents to drop in and purchase milk, cereal ...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Healthy eating: An individual choice or government responsibility?: 9 of 42

Oh for goodness sakes! Can you imagine the strain on the national economy if we, as citizens, put the responsibility for our eating habits in government hands? Our constitution in the U.S. promises us "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..." and if it makes me happy to eat a donut, then by gosh and by golly, I'll eat ...
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Best sci-fi TV series: 8 of 29

Firefly. Without reservation, this one-season wonder was the best of the best. It took Gene Roddenberry's "Gunsmoke of the stars" idea one better and gave us pistols, horses, saloons and shootouts AND spaceships, spaceports and high tech wizardry. AND it was well-written and well-acted. The stories were interesting, innovati...
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Trash or treasure: Understanding the value of personal items: 14 of 31

Going through my mother's things after her death was a lesson in value. My parents were not wealthy people in a financial sense...they did not leave behind stocks, bonds, valuable jewelry or paintings. Dad collected spy novels and mother collected little figurines. Some of the things they left behind would not have even brou...
Health & Fitness > Health Care Do nursing homes help people get well or prepare them to die?: 10 of 22

For us it was the smell. The nursing home where my mother lived the last months of her life was not "top of the line," it was all her Medicare would pay for. Neither my mom nor the rest of us had the financial resources to provide her with any other accommodation. And the degree to which she was ill and the needs she had for...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The Veteran's Day mystery: 12 of 26

An Old Soldier's Parade Rest Grandpa Henry was a veteran of World War II. He was also a veteran of the Korean Conflict, although we could never tell the difference. All we really knew was that Grandpa Henry was a veteran and he had a Purple Heart medal. His medal was kept in a little black box on his dresser. Grandma would l...