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  • The Truth About Santa
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    The Truth About Santa

    I love the twinkle lights, the trees, the festive holiday parties with too much alcohol.  I love the family dinners and unwrapping presents.  I even love the "peace on earth" sentiment that seems to be cropping up a lot more these days around this holiday season.

  • Tis the Season
    Bobby's World

    Tis the Season

    Despite the hustle and bustle of shopping malls and stores everywhere, Christmas is a time of the year for family, friends, and love. Too often we get caught up in the materialistic form of Christmas with all sorts of gifts that we forget about days, weeks and months later.

  • Be Nice (Like Your Mama Taught You)
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    Be Nice (Like Your Mama Taught You)

    My parents always taught me: One, no one has to put up with my bad attitude. Two, everyone should be treated fairly. So simple. So basic. But so, so fundamentally important.

  • 5 Tips to Surviving the Holiday Season
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    5 Tips to Surviving the Holiday Season

    Aw, yes. The holiday season has been thrust upon us whether we are ready for it or not. Have you sent out your holiday cards, yet? (Me, either.) Decorated your home? (Nope, not yet.) Bought any presents? (Are you kidding?)

  • Now Is the Time For Thanks
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    Now Is the Time For Thanks

    I have always felt my sister’s love, even through our fighting and bickering. She’s told me that she prayed to have a sister when she was a little girl and was so excited God answered her prayers when I came into the world.

  • A Holiday Poem: Twas the Morn’ of Thanksgiving
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    A Holiday Poem: Twas the Morn’ of Thanksgiving

    Where oh where is that husband of mine?/Has he found a turkey, are we gong to dine?/At exactly 3:30, Alan comes through the door,/With two other people! He's brought two guests more?!

  • A Season For Thanks
    Bobby's World

    A Season For Thanks

    Spend time being grateful for what you’ve already been given. Be thankful for the people whom you’ve invited into your life and for those who have invited you into their life.

  • Thanksgiving Brunch (What’s Your Tradition?)
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    Thanksgiving Brunch (What’s Your Tradition?)

    I'm thankful for my loving husband, my gorgeous and generous family, my health and successful career.  With so much bad news in the world in the past few weeks, it seems that Thanksgiving couldn't come at a better time.

  • Help Prevent Child Abuse
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    Help Prevent Child Abuse

    I still hold the belief that more should and could have been done to stop Jerry Sandusky from sexually assaulting children. But, there needs to be a focus now on what parents can do to prevent their children from becoming victimized and also how to talk with their child if they believe sexual abuse might be taking place:

  • Why Do We Celebrate the Duggars?
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    Why Do We Celebrate the Duggars?

    Exactly what is the QuiverFull movement? It is a male-dominated, fundamentalist, pro-natalist theology. Shunning all forms of birth control, QuiverFull women accept as many children as, they say, "God gives us."