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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) Should children under 10 attend funerals?: 3 of 28

I don't have the credentials of a child psychologist, nor do I have the education to be one. However, I am of the camp that believes that it is permissible to take children under ten to funerals. These are my feelings, thoughts, and personal reflections. Death is an every day thing. It happens to every family some time or an...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Tribute to my first love: 5 of 34

When I met him for the first time, I cannot remember. We lived in the same apartment building. Smiles and greetings must have been exchanged when we were both coming from somewhere or going out. Somehow a friendship developed. We spent countless evening at my apartment sharing our backgrounds, day-to-day lives, goals for the...
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion MLB: What it's like to be a Detroit Tigers fan: 2 of 6

My loyalty to the Detroit Tigers dates way back to the Forties when my father turned on the radio to listen to their games. Harry Heilmann, the legendary play-by-play announcer, vividly brought those games and all the action into our front room. It was the mid Fifties before I saw my first live game at that revered ball park...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Sisterhood: 15 of 44

Having heard numerous horror stories about chat rooms, one was the last place I would have imagined to find not only a best friend, but a sister of the heart! It was about six years ago when I came across a small Christian chat room. Most of the regulars lived east of the Rocky Mountains and would go offline by ten o'clock i...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: My father: 40 of 115

It is both with envy and sadness that I read and hear wonderful stories about fantastic relationships people have with their fathers. How I wish I could have had a father who was NOT an alcoholic and who did NOT make life a living hell for his family. As a child I dreaded any holiday, including Christmas because it was a sur...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Are there angels among us?: 13 of 37

I am a firm believer that there are angels among us! To begin my story I need to explain that my home library is on a lower level of my house. To reach it one must walk down three steps from the front foyer. The flooring is a hard surface; all Mexican pavers. To prevent my 17 month old granddaughter from trying to maneuver t...
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Do Catholics believe that other Christians can be saved?: 6 of 17

To reply to such a question the word saved needs to be defined and clarified. As a Christian saved means to me having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone with the assurance of eternal security. How does one attain such a relationship? It means being born again asking Jesus into your heart, admitt...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Birthdays: 4 of 9

Tuesday, March 4, 1980-my 43rd birthday! As usual my husband made a big deal of my special day. He and our two children had been out shopping for days to find the perfect gifts for me. The evening was a lovely one with a nice dinner, a decorated birthday cake with candles, lovely gifts; the whole nine yards. Turn the calenda...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: My greatest accomplishments: 66 of 147

In my mind and heart July 1st is a national holiday. If I had the opportunity I would party and celebrate that day from sunrise to sunset and then some more each year. On that day in 1962 which was a Sunday I boarded a TWA plane in Detroit headed for California. A friend living there invited me to seek greener pastures in Lo...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Death of a parent: 19 of 39

At least ten years had elapsed since I had seen my mother. The years were catching up with her and she was not in the best of health. One day a cousin called me to suggest that I should probably consider a trip back to Michigan to visit my mother. I discussed travel plans with my husband. It was agreed that I would take the ...