Engage. Educate. Encourage. EMPOWER.
What a time of the year to utter the word “contentment” when we are inundated with things to buy, places to go, people to see, keeping up with the latest trends, trying to fulfill items on our loved one’s gift lists. All this while managing our own list of demands that is neverending.
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My grandmother loved to read. Although reading didn’t come naturally to me, her ability to engage my interest in books, reading, and writing directly impacted who I am today.
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My husband and I just celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary this past weekend, and I couldn’t help but sit across
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Have you ever heard of a Purple Star School? Please allow me the honor of educating you as to what
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My family and I are blessed to live in a small town in the south. Charming, quaint and caring are just a few adjectives that I routinely use to describe my town and its’ people, but not in recent months can I describe the temperature of my community as anything but uncomfortable … and politics are to blame.
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Every year, I get “Extra” jazzed about the month of April for many reasons. The first is that we kick off the month with my favorite holiday, April Fool’s Day. On this day, I plot healthy pranks and jokes on loved ones not to mention that it’s one of my BFF’s birthdays (Happiest of Birthdays, beautiful Kat).
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As we near the PCS season, it brings a lot of emotions in relation to the future, and sometimes, that includes a little lamenting:
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I recently discovered a small store in our hometown that specializes in customized gifts and keepsakes. I placed an order for a friend’s Christmas gift, and began communication with the owner, Christina.
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Something told me to buy that extra Christmas stocking. I’m so glad I did.
It was a couple of days after Christmas, and I had some gift certificates burning a hole in my pocket. My boys were little (4, 6, and 8), and we desperately needed to up our Holiday decorating with matching Christmas stockings, so this was top priority on my shopping list. I walked into Kohl’s (with that glorious Kohl’s cash in my wallet nearing expiration) and headed straight back to the holiday clearance section.
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