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I AM LISA B. POWELL, I AM 46 YEARS OLD AND A NATIVE TEXAN. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 24 YEARS AND HAVE 3 CHILDREN. MY CHILDREN ARE ALL 7 YEARS APART SO I HAVE ONE IN EVERY STAGE OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT, TEENAGER, AND GRADE SCHOOLER.

THIS GIVES ME A WORLD OF THINGS

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Health & Fitness > Pediatrics How to prevent and treat lice: 1 of 13

How to prevent and treat lice The prevention and treatment of head lice can be a difficult task to undertake. If you have school aged children, chances are good that at some point and time they are going to be exposed to head lice or possibly get them. Head lice are not necessarily a sign of poor personal hygiene. More often...
Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness How to keep a long term relationship fun and fresh: 18 of 96

In today's fast pasted life of Internet access, cell phones, careers and family, it is hard to find time to nurture a long term relationship. Between careers and the kid's activities, a marriage can become lost. Partners tend to be too exhausted to work on keeping their relationship fresh. You look back and remember with fon...
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Investigating the meaning of a mid-life crisis: 3 of 15

First of all, lets assume that we are going to live to the ripe old age of eighty-something! This gives us a place to start mid-life, our forties. It used to be that only men had mid-life crisis. The myth was at age forty men changed their appearances, bought fancy sports cars and started dating their young hot secretaries. ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Personal testimonies on belief: 18 of 74

When someone asks me if I am religious, I always answer by saying, that I have my faith. I do consider myself a Christian. I grew up in a family that was Southern Baptist, and was in church at least three times a week. But by the time I was 18 years old, I began to believe differently than those in my family and church and c...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Adult friendships: 4 of 14

Standing here across the kitchen from my best friend, I can't tell you the day we met or when exactly we became friends. It seems like he has always been there. In reality it has only been about 2 years. But standing here in his kitchen watching him cook dinner for the one millionth time, it's like I have always known him. A...
Home & Garden > Home Interior Time-saving tips for an efficient and organized office: 2 of 7

Time Saving Tips for a Well Organized Office In 1983, at the age of 19, I joined the United States Air Force. After several months of initial training and a year of on the job training I became an Administrative Specialist. Glorified secretary or Administrative Assistant would also be appropriate titles. Take into account th...
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Dealing with your spouse's ex when children are involved: 2 of 6

The children DO come first! When you marry your spouse knowing that he/she has children by another relationship, then you should be prepared to deal with a lot of issues. Some issues will dissolve with time; others may never completely go away. Deal with all of them the best you can. Counseling and sharing your feelings are ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: People we miss: 29 of 74

I have asked myself every day for the last 7 years, when will I stop missing her so much? Seven birthdays, seven Christmases and seven Easters, and sadly seven Mother's Days, have gone by, all without my best friend. This person I speak of is my mother. I was 37 years old when she died of a cancer related illness. She was 72...
Education > Special Education Attitudes towards special education kids: 6 of 15

Being the mother of three children, ages; 20, 13, and 7, I have a great interest in education. My oldest was an average student and my youngest is a gifted child. That leaves my middle child with some learning disabilities. Not because he is the middle child, of course. We noticed that he was learning slower than his peers w...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Favorite alcoholic beverages: 12 of 29

Canadian Hunter Whiskey and Diet Coke, or as my buddies and I fondly refer to it, Two Dogs and Diet. We prefer to drink it made with a 5 second pour over ice and just top it off with the diet coke. Two Dogs tends to be a little sweeter than some other whiskeys so the diet coke seems to counter the sweetness. But it goes down...