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Teens Commit Violent Acts Just for Fun

When I was a teenager, some of the things we did “just for fun” were pretty typical. I won’t go into details but it usually consisted of activities my parents wouldn’t have approved of. However, it never involved hurting someone. So it’s very hard for me to understand how brutally beating someone is “fun.” That was the reason six teenagers in Pennsylvania were arrested last week. They attacked a 48-year-old woman who was sitting on her stoop “just for fun.” Imagine being the one to ask them why they did it. Not because they were high on drugs. Not because … Continue reading →

Could Your New Home Based Business Be Just 52 Hours Away?

If you are thinking of starting your own business, then you may be interested in attending a unique type of event called Startup Weekend. Say goodbye to the idea that starting your new business is going to take weeks, months, or even years. By attending a Startup Weekend event, you can get your business up and running in fifty four hours. Startup Weekend events are being held in cities all over the world, with more events being added every few days. From Boise to Seattle and Jerusalem to Paris, there just might be a Startup Weekend happening near you soon. … Continue reading →

Who Would Have Imagined?

Sometimes, it is fun to think about whether we could possibly imagined doing the things that we now do every day. If someone had tried to tell me while I was in high school what I would be doing when I was thirty four years old I would not have believed them. It was the mid 1990s, and I thought that I would follow the typical trajectory of the middle class teen – go to college, get a job, and have a family. However, I would not have had any idea that college would lead me to law school, or … Continue reading →

I Can Hear You I’m Just Not Listening

If you are the parent of a toddler, chances are that you sometimes feel like your child can not hear what you are saying to him or her. Most toddlers can hear quite well, and that is usually not the problem. The problem is that they are not listening to the words that they are hearing from you. If this sounds like a familiar situation to you, you may want to take some time to think about how you say things to your child. It is possible that there might be some room for improvement regarding the clarity of the … Continue reading →

An Overdeveloped Sense of Justice

From the time I was little I always thought that if you worked hard, did your best, and were living right you’d be blessed and everything would just work out. So you can imagine my disappointment when I found out life didn’t work this way. I had to learn the hard way that bad things happen to good people, and bad people often get away without any consequences. Life isn’t fair. When it comes down to it, you can be saying and doing all the right things, but sometimes other people’s choices affect your life and you have no control … Continue reading →

Is Justin Bieber Off the Market?

Sorry young girls and ladies, but it looks like Justin Bieber is in love. Apparently the relationship between him and Selena Gomez is becoming quite serious…he may end up being completely off the market soon. Justin Bieber recently shared that there is more to Selena than just her “hotness.” One of the things he mentioned was her strong family values. But apparently they recently shared a hotel room together in Brazil. Hmmm…not sure how this ties in with strong family values but maybe I am thinking in a whole different ballpark. Keep in mind that Justin is only 17 years … Continue reading →

Just What I Needed to Hear

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I am amazed at how the Lord is continually watching over me. Why does it still amaze me? I’ve been a faithful LDS member for my whole life. I’ve seen His hand in my life over and over again. Yet, every time it happens, I am still amazed. This past weekend, I had a little meltdown. I had a moment where I was feeling discouraged. I was feeling like I was lacking so much. I felt like I would never measure up. I was feeling this way about being a Mom. I was feeling like that no matter how hard … Continue reading →

My Last Blog

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This is going to be my last blog as the Adoption Blogger for Families.com. I’m looking forward to spending the summer with my kids, possibly working at their school, and taking on new writing projects. I may well guest blog occasionally for this or other Families blogs. It seems the Adoption Blog will continue, so I hope this blog, along with Families’ forums, can be a source of information and community for adoptive parents, adoptees, and birth parents. Yesterday I could think of a million things to say in my last few blogs and wondered how I would fit it … Continue reading →

And the South Just Keeps Getting Fatter

I just returned from a trip to Memphis with one of my best friends. She had never been there and being from Philadelphia, she didn’t quite understand how much southerners love their food. One of her comments about half way through the trip was that she thought her skin was going to seep oil from all the fried foods. I didn’t need to read the newest report from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to know that the southern states have the highest obesity rates. We will fry anything (where do you think fried Twinkies and … Continue reading →

Home School Blogger Intro

I started as a home schooling blogger on Families.com about a month ago. My introduction post is a little overdue, but I wanted to share with others a bit about myself and my background as a home schooling single mother. My two oldest daughters went to public school all the way through high school. A move to a rough area of Baltimore had me quickly pulling my three youngest out of school and home schooling them myself. It was a decision I wish I had made with my older girls. Live and learn though, right? For the most part I … Continue reading →