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I have known many kinds of love during my life, and I'm grateful for all of them. I've known "dog love" with all of my Shih Tzus, "nature love" with my excursions into God's vast wonderlands, "friend love" with the wonderful friendships God has blessed me with, "romantic love" with more than one man whom I have loved with my whole heart, and "God Love" with God Almighty through His Son, Jesus Christ. But three times in my life, I have known a "Child's Love" and I consider those times the second-greatest love I have known. There's nothing like a child's love! So I ... Read Full Story

How are you sleeping at night? Are you bragging because you can get by on 5 hours per night? Do you not understand how important sleep is to your brain's ability to function? From Starbucks, to Red Bull, to No-Doz, Americans are showing signs of addiction to caffeine. Sixty percent of us drink a cup of coffee a day. On average we will drink 52 gallons of soda this year. And Starbucks—they get a whopping $5.3 billion of our collective dough. Whether we are chemically stimulating because we do not get enough sleep, or whether the caffeine itself is depriving us of precious rest, ... Read Full Story

I am always on the quest to become Super Mom, but I have found the woman that has accomplished it. Her name is Melanie Roach, and if you have been reading about the Olympics, you probably have heard about her. She is unbelievable! She has three kids, one of whom is autistic, she runs a gymnastics studio, her husband is a Washington State House of Representatives legislator, she teaches Sunday school, and she is now competing in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing in the woman's weight lifting division! Man, I feel lazy compared to her. The next time I am exhausted at the end ... Read Full Story

I want to go green. I really do. But I have to admit that I am a little overwhelmed and don't know where to start. I certainly can't afford a hybrid car right now, though I would LOVE to reap the benefits of its superb gas mileage. And we don't really have the option of a compost right now, so cutting back on our garbage output has to remain delegated to forcing my husband to eat all the really old leftovers. I was thinking about sewing all our clothes and making them out of hemp, but realized quickly that I can't sew for shizzat, ... Read Full Story

What I did not mention yesterday is the interesting conversation that followed my trip to Whole Foods. I was in my car thinking about my highly inflated purchases, and wondering how much of my food’s airfare I had paid. My grapes were from Chile, my oranges from South Africa, and my avocado from Argentina. It dawned on me that my fruit is worldlier than I am. So, I thought we could kill some time by discussing travel, good hotels, and sightseeing. The grapes were extremely friendly. Well, they were seedless, so what would you expect? They went on to warn me about their country. ... Read Full Story