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Behavior
06/05/2012
Not a Single Mom, but a Proud Military Spouse! ...My husband serves in the United States Air Force and travels often. In the past seven-weeks, the importance of raising children in a home with a mommy and daddy has become ever more clear to me. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDeploymentMilitaryMilitary WifeRead On-AirRespectValues
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06/04/2012
How to Keep from Overpraising Your Children Right now, many parents are seemingly in a race to see who can award more gold stars to their children every week. Well, here's a fact every gold star giver needs to think about: the winners are often the losers... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorFriendshipFriendshipsRaising childrenRelationshipsSelf-esteemSelf-respect
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06/01/2012
My Secret to Happiness ...My husband and I moved to Florida a year ago, to go have fun and travel. Our less pricey rental was to be our home base. He soon came down with what turned out to be terminal cancer and passed away 5 months later at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorCancerGratitudeHappinessHealth
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05/31/2012
Respect, Love and Commit I picked up the Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands from the library recently.... I'd heard controversy about it from an online forum, so I wanted to find out for myself what it was about. More >>

Tags: BehaviorReligionRespectThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValuesWomen's Point of View
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05/30/2012
Putting the Cart Before the Horse I have been married almost thirty years. My husband never proposed to me... officially. Instead, I got a call from his mom with her saying, 'Congratulations, I hear you're getting married.' More >>

Tags: BehaviorMarriageRead On-AirRespectValues
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05/23/2012
I Found Balance The other day my 11 year old son asked me why I listened to you. Surprisingly, I did not have an answer. I had to think about it for a few days... More >>

Tags: BehaviorGratitudeRegarding Dr. LauraStanding UpValues
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05/22/2012
9:15AM and My Day Has Barely Begun... While I was sitting with my kids this morning, I was so incredibly happy I wanted to write it down so I'd remember it on a tougher day. In only a few moments I could visualize how my life could have been. More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorGratitudeHappinessHealthMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodSAHM stay-at-home momValues
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05/22/2012
How to Be Proud of Yourself This is something I thought you'd like... It's about encouraging independence in your children... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorParentingPrideSelf-esteemSelf-respectValues
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05/17/2012
Eating Humble Pie The last few weeks have been rough. I'm a teacher and students have early Spring Fever. This is a common occurrence: students getting restless when the weather warms up. More >>

Tags: BehaviorBudgetEmployeeGratitudeHonorJob
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05/11/2012
A Blissful 45 Minutes For years, I've heard you talking about your book, "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands," yet I never purchased it, because I believed I was taking great care of my husband. More >>

Tags: BehaviorGratitudeRead On-AirRelationshipSexThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValues
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