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Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing Forgiveness and your healing journey

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It was a quiet moment in my therapist's office when I first made the surprising connection that the word "forgive" means "give before." I like etymology, and it was a pleasantly distracting thought that provided a little respite from the emotional work I was doing. I pondered the idea for a while: Give before. Pre-give. Give ... More..

Travel > Vacations Planning a family summer vacation on a budget

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Affordable Holidays that Really RefreshHave you ever wished, at the end of a holiday trip, that you had another week of holiday to recover from the holiday? The right kind of holiday leaves your mind refreshed, your body rested, and your strength renewed, without emptying the dregs of your bank account.The further in advance ... More..

Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness Marriage: Happy ever after ?

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It's hard in any age for a writer to be original. "Happy ever after" is the longest-running and most-used plot in the human story, appearing in any story-telling medium from ancient fairy tales to many a television series. Man seeks woman, prince seeks princess, king seeks queen.Royalty commands attention. To women, at least,... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing (Other) Is writing slowly becoming a lost art?

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Just how many arts can this society afford to lose? Certainly the domestic arts have suffered serious setbacks in the last century, and are now the province of specialized "artisans," who dedicate themselves, like living museums, to keeping ancient knowledge alive. Are writers going the way of the quill pen? Are we well on th... More..

Hobbies & Games > Card Games Best family card games

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A great family card game has room for nearly every age and involves a lot of laughing, shouting, disputing, and physical activity. The raucous player finds it as entertaining as the brainy player, and the preschooler has a fighting chance against Grandma and Grandpa. Though I've played many a game of Hearts with double and tr... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War

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Nature and her husband TimeCarve with geologic tearsDaughter Earth in youthful prime,Aging her with older fears.Lieges, see what grief has wrought;Parent tears erode the child.Youth has seen what youth should not;To youth no more is reconciled.Now grieving Moon turns out her light,To shine no more on Death's own face.No more ... More..

Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Why you should learn to cook

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Once upon a time, I was a Brownie leader, and I had my troop of 12 girls make bread to earn a cooking patch. They had a marvelous time mixing and kneading and getting very gooey, and at the end of the day they each took a plastic bag of dough to rise and bake their very own handmade loaf at home. As one of my hard-working won... More..

Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce Divorce: A child's perspective

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Nobody talks much these days about "illegitimate" children. A child born to an unwed mother is just as valid as one whose parents are married, especially since there's no law of primogeniture (eldest son inheriting) in this society. To be "legitimate," from the Latin root "legis," means to be recognized by the law, and our la... More..

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