Celebrating Love Without Limits
"No man is an Island, entire of itself" ~ John Donne
With world population well over six billion, it seems strange to think that anyone could be lonely. The Internet, cell phones, pagers and wireless devices are everywhere, but in this midst of all of this community, many of us still find ourselves alone. Our lives are crowded with people... >Read More
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A Real Valentine
As Valentine's Day approaches, I find myself thinking about all of the things I dislike about the "love" holiday.
Before I am labelled a cynic or accused of sour grapes, let me be clear: I believe in love. Sincerely. And romance is lovely. It's the "once a year" part I have trouble with.
"I'm going to ask her on Valentine's Day,"... >Read More
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Singleness
Believe me, I know about being single. At first, my friends and I would moan the dilemmas of being single, all the while thinking that it would only be for a while. Then as I've gotten older, single women have approached me and asked in disbelief, "How could you have survived being single all these years?"
It's hard to tell... >Read More
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Best Friend
"Best friend" can sound like a silly, childish term to many people. It conjures up images of playground arguments between little girls, but it is a term that is dear to my heart.
I met Jocelyn in 1974, in Mrs. Ball's kindergarten class. I was four years old and she was five. Over the course of a year spent huddled... >Read More
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Teach the Children at Home? Who, me?
It is a growing trend for families in North America and in other parts of the world. Home schooling is a phenomenon, and it's proponents are more than willing to tell you why.
Home schooling was not the first thing that Ann Feenstra would have thought to choose for her family. "It intrigued my husband right away," she says, "but... >Read More
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Web Weddings: Use the internet to plan your big day
Planning a wedding takes time, energy, patience and careful thought. There are so many choices to be made. Options to be considered. Traditions to be preserved.
Just imagine the wedding you could have with a world of possibilities at your fingertips.
Wedding sites are some of the fastest growing on the Internet and there is almost nothing you...... >Read More
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Who's Assembling Dinner?
Times have certainly changed. Home cooking used to involve thawing meat, peeling... >more
Lost Arts
In many ways, entering Annie Armstrong’s living room puts one in mind... >more
What Do You Fear?
