It is never an easy position to find yourself in. Clearly the suitor is genuinely interested in your affection and wants nothing more than a loving relationship. If the feelings and spark just are not there what is a person…
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Cleaning does not just happen in the spring. It is important to rotate clothes for seasons and get rid of clothes that no longer fit or are never worn any longer. The only way to accomplish this is to empty…
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May 14, 2014 Friends and Peers
Interfere, butt in, encroach, fiddle, fool, infringe, intercede, snoop, meddle, trespass, hinder, interpose, obtrude, intervene, poke, play, mess, hamper, nose, all infer the same thing and it is not friendship. Interfering, even with unhealthy relationships, is not a viable option…
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May 13, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Every state in the United States has it’s own rules for divorce requirements. Oklahoma ranks number three in the nation for highest divorce rates. It also shows at the top query on line for information requests on divorce laws. Maybe…
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May 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
So there they are with a beautiful photo album. The wedding was perfect. The flowers were fragrant. The dress and hair were impeccable. They truly believed this marriage would last till death do they part. But it seems that all…
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May 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Most people aren’t happy when they hear the need a lawyer. However if there is a divorce in the near future an attorney may be just the person needed to protect assets and insure that they receive what they need….
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This is a tight rope and it is not an easy one to walk. Adult children can be a finicky crowd. One minute they want a caring parent to tell them what to do and the next they are looking…
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Bill Meyer once said something that is worth repeating again and again, until it sinks in. “Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don’t count on harvesting Golden Delicious.” Go ahead read it a couple of times….
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Hiring a professional genealogist is an important decision. There are many tools that can be used by individuals, but research takes a vast amount of time. A professional is willing to put in the time for the right price. There…
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If you believed you could help someone have eternal happiness and success would you do it? Would you got the extra mile? Well Mormons believe they have a calling to help mankind. Mormons, or members of the Church of Jesus…
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When a woman gives birth there is not a step by step instruction book to organize time, earn a living and raise the perfect child. If there were an instruction manual, a new mother certainly would not have time to…
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The decision to go to counseling is rarely an easy one. It takes a great deal of courage to face problems and talk them out. Even if one is forces to attend counseling, they still have to make it through…
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There is no such thing as a perfect mother. They all make mistakes. Some mothers make mistakes that are so severe that children may struggle all their life with trying to forgive the things that happened. It is for those…
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The answer is so easy and so obvious it hardly seems like mentioning, but before examining all the pros, cons and issues, it must be said. If you don’t want to argue with anyone about anything, just do it their…
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An Irish wake is a traditional funeral ritual and right of the dead and those who mourn them. There have been changes over the years. But lets examine the most traditional of wakes, the Caoineath. The wake is conducted in…
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You have Percy Mayfield to thank for the classic struggle to getting out of a bad relationship. It can work for either gender, just change the name from Jack to Jill. “Hit the road Jack, and don’t you come back No…
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April 4, 2014 Relationships and Family - Other
Online relationships are often the beginning of many relationships and even successful marriages. With limited time and excellent technology, meeting online has become the most viable option of meeting new people. Bonding can happen quickly when people know just the…
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April 3, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Wouldn’t it be great if there were a one-size fits all answer to “how make personal and family relationships work, even when a divorce is involved”? The truth is that there is not one simple way to make it work….
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March 22, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
A divorce is a death of a relationship. The family dynamics are changed forever. You are angry. 1. Understanding that anger is a normal part of a divorce is paramount. Who is angry? Think of it as a large boiling…
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March 18, 2014 Relationships and Family - Other
A loveless relationship is not necessarily an uncomfortable relationship. Sometimes loves fades like the muted colors on a well worn quilt. Many couples can live this way for a very long time until one of the parties sees a flicker…
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Dehydration means that the body does not have enough fluids to function properly. Some examples are temperature control of the body, elimination of waste and maintain proper blood pressure. In worst case scenarios the result of dehydration is death. It…
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Ever view a title and somehow it just flooded the mind with memories and made you giggle? This is such a title. Dealing with a disciplinarian mother is so simple. All the child has to do is exactly what mom…
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February 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage by proxy is not a new idea. In fact, there are records of marriage by proxy as early as 1490 a.d. In the beginning it was mainly for the royals only. It was a way to broker royal marriages…
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It seems like there have always been some issues and conflicts between family events and work. Both are important and certainly there are times when they overlap. Managing these two parts of the same life can be a bit tricky….
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Custody cases are rarely just custody cases. Most of the time they are custody battles and the children are in the middle. Parents should do as much as they can to prepare the children. Since there may be home evaluations…
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Family game night is like taking a step back in time when things moves a little slower and families took time to actually talk and play with each other. Since it doesn’t seem to occur on a regular basis, now…
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Two sisters were standing and reading the same billboard. It had a picture of a tree with names on each branch and branches reaching farther out. The caption read “Be a Branch in Your Own Family Tree” One sister thought…
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It seems to happen at least once in every family. There is an old family photo and there are some people that no one seems to recognize. Or it may be that everyone has a different idea of who the…
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Celebrating your family history can be fun for the entire family. Learning about ancestors, knowing where your family comes from, and finding deep roots can be a good thing. So how can you share the joy? The hall of flags…
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January 15, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Perhaps it should be written in the vows, because in casual conversation among friends, this subject is often a bone of contention. It is something that is complained about, mulled over, and seldom to seems to fix itself. In theory…
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