Author: Melissa
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Ethical Wills – Love Letters to Your Family
Post written by Home and Family columnist Beth LaMie. An Ethical Will is a simple way to share what is important to you with your family and friends. In fact,…
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Dos and Don'ts of Parenting Tweens
Post written by Blended Family columnist Melissa Gorzelanczyk of Peace & Projects. Kids grow up so fast. Today, my step kids are ages 11 and 12. It seems like one minute we…
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Valentine's Week of Giveaways: Wi-Fi Kindle
This giveaway is now closed. Six months ago I began to go through all the books I’d acquired over the years and realized several things. One, many of them I…
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Valentine's Week of Giveaways: 5 Simple Things
This giveaway is now closed. Next up, a short, but very good book to help you focus on what matters most. Get past the clutter and complexity with 5 Simple…
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Valentine's Week of Giveaways: E-Mealz
This giveaway is now closed. Our next giveaway focuses on something every one of us faces each week … “What do you want for dinner?” E-Mealz relies on a team…
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Valentine's Week of Giveaways: Romantic Marriages
This giveaway is now closed. Even though Valentines Day was yesterday, romance in marriage is a year long affair. Our next giveaway comes from Romantic Marriages. RomanticMarriages.com helps make Valentine’s…
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Valentine's Week of Giveaways: A Private Affair
This giveaway is now closed. Let’s kick off the week with one of my favorites, A Private Affair: The Erotic Game of Secrets, Plans and Promises for Couples, a unique…
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A sure fire way to improve marriage … play
Play has become a lost art in the adult world. Perhaps even in the kid world … play may not be what it used to be. Gone are the days…
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New Beginnings and Second Chances
Post written by mom and parenting columnist Susan Heid of The Confident Mom. Change always comes bearing gifts. ~ Price Pritchett My life has been in ‘change’ mode for the…
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Can you be too close to your spouse?
Apparently, there are varying beliefs about whether your spouse should be your best friend. Let me begin by quoting something from the previous article that possibly was missed: “To clarify,…
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Should your spouse be your best friend?
“He’s like my best friend.” “She’s the best friend in my life.” These are common statements and beliefs about a relationship with our spouse. That they must be our friend,…
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10 Tips to Living a Mindful Marriage
Post written by dates and romance columnist Sean Marshall of Family Rocketship. Recently, my wife and I had some friends over to play board games. About half way through the…