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Thank You
Two Thanksgivings has to be the best part of being married to an American. I never really paid much attention to American Thanksgiving until I started living with an American, but besides the extra turkey and stuffing, the nice part is that it makes me stop and think, another time this season, about the things I'm thankful for - And the thing I'm most thankful for this season, is you - my friends and family.
By Angela Henderson4 years ago in Families
Our house in the middle of the street
Our home, in the middle of the street One house, 3 cultures Love is in the air, every day, every second, every year, every moment. With all the difficult times life brings every day, our home, our house is our welcoming refuge. For many, the final frontier for hoarders, the hideout for killers and robbers.
By Chacha Jaramillo4 years ago in Families
"Real" Life Hurts
People say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I would agree. However, oftentimes we judge a picture based on the 0.3 second glance we give it. At first, you may see a happy and joyful mother and daughter enjoying their time on the ocean. With just a quick glance, it looks as though my life is on the up and up. It might appear that I am filled with glee. I may seem as though I have everything put together. I am the strong leader. I am the faithful follower. I am the caring friend, the shoulder to cry on, the one you can depend on.
By Mariam Michalak4 years ago in Families
Discover What Matters In Families
Whether minuscule or grandiose, humanity has been given the capacity to choose. Some consider this a right. Others consider it a responsibility.
By Dr Deborah M Vereen4 years ago in Families
Fake or Real:
“Let’s get an artificial tree this year,” I blurt out. “They look so real, with lights already installed.” My daughter’s jaw drops and her face rearranges into that, have-you-lost-your-mind expression she has perfected over the past two years as a teenager. “I can’t believe you said that!” she gasps. “Christmas wouldn't be real with a plastic tree and by the way, did you know that the first artificial tree was made by a company who manufactured toilet brushes? Do you really want a giant toilet brush in the corner of the living room?”
By Judy Walker 4 years ago in Families
Almost a Catfish
His big smile lit up everything around him. From the moment I saw him I knew he was the one for me. His dark Eastern European good looks and sexy accent, coupled with his confidence won me instantly. The only problem was, he wasn’t the guy in the picture that I was chatting with online. Not the guy I had arranged to meet that night. Fortunately, he was better looking than his fake profile picture! As we sat and ordered dinner, he chatted about everything from politics to growing up in Romania. I didn’t hear a lot of what he had to say that night, I was lost in those beautiful deep brown eyes of his.
By Lena4 years ago in Families
That's What I Love About Sunday
The best memory I have from childhood is not one specific moment in time, instead it is a day of the week. That day was Sunday. Of all days, Sunday had a routine and I enjoyed that promise. It was a day for faith, for family, and for fun. Through the years of growing up in rural Arkansas on our family farm, my little sister was born, my three older brothers moved out, and my parents got older, but Sundays always were steadfast in their unchanging schedule.
By Don Money4 years ago in Families
Mother
You cradle me, vacant. Your mind has been wandering lately, looking towards easier times, and looking back, mourning them. The life you knew is over, gone forever.
By Sascha Elk4 years ago in Families
Do You Believe in Guardian Angels
"I'm sorry we can't help your daughter," the doctor said from an emergency room. "We are transporting her to a specialist ICU for liver and kidney failure."
By Arlo Hennings4 years ago in Families
Sometimes, how you treat your 'enemies'..is what defines you..
There have been many defining moments in my long life...But i think you could sum up who I am by an example i will share with you that happened a few years ago. I was married to a younger man, who was my (so I thought) my very best friend... He was from a rough childhood, and we had totally different moral values to say the least.. We lived together for years and, against all odds, got married and stayed together for 8 years before divorcing....I had found during that time his old street ways had gotten the best of him and he was a repeat cheating offender, but with one young lady in particular. She was very brazen, even waiting for him outside our house on many occasions...I tried to be patient, but finally had enough when he called me one day and told me he had met a nice girl. I remember telling him he has a nice girl... I told him to be happy and presumed it was the terror that had been such a horrible part of our married life. Instead, it was another young lady he had met out of town... So, i wished him well, i really did, but put his things in storage and locked him out of my home, I didnt even want him there..... I was walking down the boardwalk and ran into the girl, who thought he was going to leave me for her. She looked like a frightened child. I told her, no dear, he never had any intention of leaving me for you. She began to cry and I dont know why but i hugged her and told her not to feel sad there would be a better guy waiting for her some days. This a woman who taunted me and made my life a living hell ...but i put myself out of the situation and somehow found compassion ... My ex went on to cheat on the woman he left me for... I was older than him, she was younger than him... but Karma has a way of coming back to bite people...She left him for a younger guy and her and I became friends.. I guess what im saying is this sums me up pretty good. I have always been a realist. I tried to put myself in the other persons place,.. What if i found love and wanted out... I would have told them first off that i was not feeling the same way and before i cheated on them I know i would have gotten out of the relations.. I endured a lot and it was like a death when we split up. I wont forget how i congratulated them both, while he was driving her around in the car my mom had bought for us that i gave to him... But later in life.. i think we get paid back for kindness.. I recently fell very ill (six months ago) and almost lost my life to six life saving surgeries. Id been running a fever, went to the ER where i found i had a punctured small intestine..which led to severe Interitis... and oral thrush.. It had spread into my stomach into perontinitis..and during the three weeks stay at the hospital, they did a dnc, found i had stage two cancer... two biopsies... they put me on intervenious antibiotics to control the infections for three weeks. I then went in on May 29, for four massive surgeries... A foot and a half of my small intestine, radical hysterectomy..appendectomy, cut me 35 staples down my belly to open my stomach and drain the perointitus..gave me a heart catheter,..and all this while trying to bring my Potassium levels back up from 2.6, which could have been fatal on its own. I was brought through it like they could not believe. I lost 30 pounds while in the hospital and now, five months later I am walking two miles a day.. I had a haital hernia, and all of the doctors said i should not be alive. I often wondered, if my kindness to others was taken into consideration because i certainly didnt think i deserved to live.... But i to this day, was ready to accept my fate...What goes around does come around..
By JoJo ZaZa4 years ago in Families
Family is Frequency
Meet the Jackson family ,The Jacksons are an incredibly authentic influencer family with over 338,000 followers on Instagram. They have an undeniable faith like no other . Did I mention every member of the family are comedians , especially baby Judah!
By IAM SimplyShan4 years ago in Families
Samhain to Winter Solstice
Earlier nights turning into frosty, crisper mornings. Leaves falling from their branches until barren. Winter is coming, and that means Solstice.
By MaryRose Denton4 years ago in Families