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Sleepovers: How Your Child Will Benefit from a Night Away

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Our daughter was at a sleepover as my husband and I snuggled into bed and looked at the clock. The giant, red numbers boasted 10:45 pm. “She did it,” I squealed. “She did it,” he nodded. Ring, ring, ring. “And maybe not." The telephone signaled another late night pick-up, and…

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Decision Making: The Positive Side of Letting Go of Relationships

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What causes relationships to fail? I have pondered this for many years and will probably think on it for many more. One day you’re having the best day of your life with your dearest friend and a few hours later, things can fall apart to the point where you are…

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Service Ideas: 10 Ways to Help Those in Need Connect With Resources

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Service—This week's Season of Service challenge is to help connect people with needs with the people or resources they need. Loise Wyse said that "a good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future." There are so many ways these

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This Summer’s Last SOS Challenge—Giving the Gift of Cleaning and Organizing!

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Does your spring cleaning ever turn into fall cleaning? Or, do you feel that the housework is never done? This week is the last in 14 weeks of  Summer of Service challenges and is sponsored by Dyson, because it is all about making this week—starting with today!—squeaky clean for…

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