Tag: family
group name: makeadifference
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August 01, 2008 12:30 AM EDT --
Blaise Pascal, the famous 17 th century French Philosopher and mathematician had some advice for those who were undecided about the existence of God. In what has become known as “Pascal’s Wager,” . . . more
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August 03, 2007 02:00 AM EDT --
Some of you who know me may already know that I'm a volunteer-a-holic (if it's not a word, it should be). My current major project is as the Board Chair for one of our local Community Justice . . . more
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March 19, 2006 01:13 PM EST --
We need each other. We depend on others to live. Others depend on us. This is the way of our society.
Our local newspaper, from which my dad retired after decades of hard work, . . . more
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April 18, 2006 07:31 PM EDT --
In addition to the traditional offerings most generous, doting parents lavish on a child, mine infused a lifeline to their unrestricted generosity. They gave me the world, by allowing me to see . . . more
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April 30, 2006 06:05 PM EDT --
*I was going to wait until the holidays to share this with all of you, however, I was reading an article someone wrote about homelessnes on Gather (if anyone knows which one let me know - it was the one . . . more
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August 11, 2006 08:54 PM EDT --
I went for a walk with my mother yesterday. I walked out the back door with the confused imposter who had been living in her body the . . . more
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March 23, 2006 12:36 PM EST --
6 weeks ago my daughter and I started cleaning out our basement. I say started because of course it is not finished yet. We did put a huge dent in it though. I estimate that we removed a half a ton of . . . more
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August 13, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
Tom Ridge announced his resignation on November 30, 2004. He promised to stay in office until a replacement was trained to change the color on the terror alert system and tell us when to duct tape our . . . more
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January 01, 2007 08:58 PM EST --
Jamie and JohnDavid. Jamie's husband (JohnDavid's dad) died unexpectingly recently. She knows she needs GOD but is feeling very bitter. They need our prayers!!
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August 14, 2007 02:54 AM EDT --
I can't single out one person but as a group the women I worked with as a teenager were inspiring. My family had a small electronics business back then. We stuffed circuit boards and laced wiring harnesses . . . more
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February 27, 2006 09:51 AM EST --
I had become pregnant without the sanctity of marriage at the age of 23 and being raised by my "old-school" grandparents I had kept the pregnancy hidden until my fourth month when I began to . . . more
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April 03, 2007 01:04 AM EDT --
Collard greens
smoked neck bones
a common thread
for Delta's moans.
Rivers flowing south
depositing silt
brings with it traditions
that will not wilt.
Sweet potato pies
buttered cornbread
grandma's . . . more
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May 07, 2006 04:46 PM EDT --
As I stood in the doorway, I was immobilized. I didn't know what to do next. Finally one of the mothers asked me if was coming into the shelter. I quietly and shyly said, "Yes." . . . more
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November 10, 2006 10:50 AM EST --
My daughter brought this document home from school and I wanted to share it on Duluth Life. It's important that we teach our kids these things. My husband and I have been teaching . . . more
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November 25, 2007 06:13 PM EST --
This title was inspired by the song as sung by Joss Stone whose first line is "Been a lot that I've been through I've cried a tear a time or two".
My tears are for the . . . more
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August 18, 2006 11:11 AM EDT --
I look at the picture of my best friend and me, sitting on the couch in the home where I grew up, 1972, we were 10 years old. I barely remember that moment. Yellow shirt, jeans. Her in . . . more
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December 26, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
has any one tried this type of treatment? i had never heard of it b4.
http://www.beliefnet.com/healthandhealing/getcontent.aspx?cid=38728&WT.mc_id=NL44
Overview
Ayurveda, . . . more
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June 23, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
The following is an excerpt from PETA president Ingrid E. Newkirk's newest book, Making Kind Choices: Everyday Ways to Enhance Your Life Through Earth- and Animal-Friendly Living, which can be ordered . . . more
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May 19, 2006 09:40 PM EDT --
By Heather Moore
Senior Writer
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
When George Angell, the founder of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was asked why . . . more
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July 27, 2007 11:39 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON – More than 200 ACORN members from a half-dozen states joined thousands at the Capitol July 24 to celebrate a long-overdue increase in the minimum wage – and to demand further hikes . . . more
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