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About me

Vonda is a writer and an editor by profession. There's simply nothing else she would rather do. She has a passion for animals and has been a rescuer of dogs, cats and horses her entire adult life. She is also an Oblate of the Benedictine monastery at Bristow, Virginia.

Her specialties include writing about animals, health and medical issues and various lifestyle topics. Her formal education includes a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University and an M.A. in Writing from Seton Hill.

You can see her blog at:

http://vondasines.blogspot.com/

Briefly me

My passion is ...

writing, writing, and writing

I know too much about ...

animal rescue

My parents always told me ...

to stop reading and writing so much

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

publishing my first article for money at 16

Why I write ...

The experience is like air to breathe.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Lots of religious non-fiction right now.

My first job ...

A newspaper reporter...what else?

My best moment ...

The present

My inspiration ...

Anyone who refuses to give up when things are tough

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Relationships & Family > Marriage Psychology The economics of love and marriage: 1 of 3

The economics of love and marriage goes a lot deeper than whether a married couple pays a higher or a lower amount in income taxes than they would if they had remained single. Read a few interviews with Dr. Phil or take a hike over to Suze Orman's web site, and you'll understand right away why so many people consider economics the number one potential problem in marriage. The typical young single couple is so preoccupied with physical and emotional attraction that they spend little time seriously considering what happens if and when they marry and neither one is 100 percent responsible for...
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