Help Love

My friends James and Jenny want to get married, but since James is from Canada, there are a million fees to pay for visas and such.
Sudden, unexpected cutbacks and layoffs have left James out of work and Jenny with a 75% paycut. Feel good - help love.

Have a Green Christmas

The three biggest aspects of Christmas are the greetings, the tree, and the gifts. With a few simple steps, you can make an ecological difference for Christmas. Whether you choose to do everything green this Christmas, or just take a baby step or two, you’ll feel great about doing a

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Getting Ready for Christmas

Every year I say I’m going to plan ahead for Christmas. Then I get behind.

What do I start with – the gifts, or the decorating? Do I plan the menu first or clean the house? When do I start? June or October? The key principle I keep hearing from

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Connecting with Claus

Children have begun to doubt the existence of Santa Claus long before Virginia wrote her letter to the Sun in 1897. It’s hard to pinpoint when Saint Nick started responding to their letters, but the highlight of the Christmas season for many children is getting that letter

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Halloween and Religious Liberty

I read an interesting post over at ParentDish called Halloween at school – A do or a don’t? Being one of “those” parents, I felt the necessity to share why I am one of them.

As one of those parents who do not celebrate Halloween, I believe

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Help Fight the War on Spam

I just love checking my e-mail to discover 4 bajillion returned mail notices because some twerp decided to use whatever@ my domain as the reply e-mail for his spam tidal wave. Ugh.

A couple of days ago it was between 100 and 200, yesterday was 500. Tonight

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Grief and Why?

I find myself bawling for a toddler whose mother was killed last year simply because she complained about the noise from a construction worker who was having a bad day. Why was that poor baby robbed of her mother? She was too young to remember her. She

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Seven Warning Signs of a Bad Boss

Jokes about bad bosses aren’t made up just because they’re so funny – they’re so funny because they’re so relatable.? When you’re analyzing your effectiveness as a manager, knowing the warning signs of a bad boss will save your company a lot of money, dignity, and employees.? It could also

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