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Learning to Love the Girl in the Mirror

I lost my dad to suicide at the age of five. Shortly after that a family member started sexually abusing me. Several years later I lost my step dad to a horrible fire that destroyed our home. We were left with nothing except for haunting memories.  Later, I turned to drinking to ease the pain that tormented me day in and day out and also developed...

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Can Your Financial Plans Keep Up?
Can Your Financial Plans Keep Up?

Major changes — whether personal or professional — can significantly affect your family’s insurance and investment needs. A year-end review of your situation will help ensure that you have adequate coverage and that your investments are meeting your needs. Consider where you stand now in terms of your financial goals and what, if any, adjustments...

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The Bridge that Truth Burned
The Bridge that Truth Burned

There’s a well-known idiom in the business world that has been the topic of much corporate discussion. It’s a kernel of wisdom that, depending on your priorities, can make or break you if you choose to ignore it. On the surface, it would appear to make all the sense in the world, but if by “world” we mean the majority, it could easily be...

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How Much Sex Do You Get?
How Much Sex Do You Get?

Michele Weiner Davis in this video clip mentioned the average couple has sex 1.5 times a week. I know, what is the .5? Was it when they were interrupted by a kid knocking at the door? But really, how accurate are these stats? How many times did you have sex with your spouse last week? And do you remember the same number as your spouse? Will it start...

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Five Things Science Can’t Explain
Five Things Science Can't Explain

Science has contributed innumerable benefits to human life on planet Earth. We should be deeply grateful for the hard work of scientists who dedicate their lives to loyal study of this discipline and the advantages scientific advances grant us. Due to its success, there is often a tendency to think that science can explain everything. However...

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Juicy Brights and Whites for Spring and Summer 2011
Juicy Brights and Whites for Spring and Summer 2011

Juicy bright with whites says it all. The big winner for this season is white. Pair this clean, crisp neutral with fun prints such as florals, polka dots, graphics and bright blocks of color for a fresh look. Neon orange, bubble gum pink, brilliant corals and citrus yellow brings a cheerful welcome to spring. Candy color pastels, cobalt royal and...

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Living Small, Loving Large
Living Small, Loving Large

Are you called or are you driven? Do you feel like your life is out of control, or can you peacefully move forward, knowing God is leading? I want to look at that question in relation to our finances. But before we do that, look at this picture of a house: Small, isn't it? And yet the majority of North American families in the 1950s lived in something...

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Is Racism Natural?
Is Racism Natural?

There was a video on CNN yesterday that stopped me in my tracks. It wasn’t footage from Thailand, or election coverage.  It is a video of a little 5 year old girl  sitting in front of an image of 5 cartoon children. The children are all wearing the same dress and the same expression, only the color of their skin is different.  An interviewer...

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