Think Before You Buy
The Top 10 Gifts You Shouldn’t Buy Your Wife This Christmas
OK, let’s be honest. Sometimes men are bad at choosing gifts. Your intentions are good, but pick the wrong gift and you send the wrong message. So before you go out and buy a present for your wife, girlfriend or whoever that lovely lady is in your life, be... >Read More
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Holiday Eating: Cast Away the Guilt, Keep the Taste
As a nutritionist, I surprise people with my motto: if you're going to indulge, then do it right (have the full-fat version) and really enjoy it! I believe healthy eating includes food high in cream, butter, sugar or salt....just not every day and not every meal. It gets a little trickier during the holiday season with parties, potlucks and... >Read More
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Are You in a Holi-daze?
"I look forward to the holidays - and I dread them at the same time," said my friend Peg over a cup of tea. "November and December are usually a big blur. Thanksgiving comes and goes and then it's time to prepare for Christmas. Next thing I know it's the New Year. I look back and I can hardly... >Read More
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Great Expectations for Christmas
Christmas is loaded with expectations, isn't it? Christmas shopping, decorating and entertaining. Typically we knock ourselves out trying to make it the "perfect" Christmas. And year after year we end up with the same empty feeling, like Christmas wasn't as personally fulfilling as we'd hoped. Why is that?
Let's look at a few of our expectations.
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9/11 Ten Years Later
Warning: This video contains violent imagery and may not be appropriate for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
I remember the day it happened, wondering if the world would ever be the same again. Ten years later we know that no, it won't be. We all remember where we were that morning. Sujo John was in the north tower, his wife... >Read More
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Female Beauty Matters
Recently, several bloggers tackled a highly sensitive and debated topic— the need for women to attend to their beauty and appearance. I published a post, extracted from my Girls Gone Wise book, which examined some Scriptural directives for women on what and what not to wear. I came under fire for focusing on such mundane matters rather than...... >Read More
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2011 Fall and Winter Trend Report
Sleek and chic, classy pieces with new daring combinations characterize this season’s report. Sophistication prevails in this glamorous fall and winter look of 2011! The influence of decades past makes the old classics new again.
A flashback to the 50s brings us sophisticated Hollywood elegance. Perfectly finished from head to toe, this look...... >Read More
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Getting Over the Holiday Blues
Need to talk? Power to Change offers a free mentoring program where you can talk... >more
12 Days of a Romantic Christmas
With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays the children, friends... >more
What Do You Fear?
