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A Matter of Life: Suicide Awareness and Prevention

Motherhood can be a dream. Nothing compares to welcoming your own children into the world, to watching them take their first steps, to hearing their first words, to seeing them make friends, go to school, graduate, begin their careers, start families of their own... Motherhood can also be a nightmare. Nothing is more agonizing than…

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20 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Had Kids

After seeing and holding the newest member of our family I’ve realized that there is nothing as pure, beautiful and amazing as the sight of a new born baby, but the smell, the smell of a newborn so lovely, so clean, it actually reminded me of the air in Oregon, strange I know, but it did.

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What Wedding Season Means For Parents

Oh, April. The blooming trees. The pretty flowers. The longer, sunnier days.And the start of the wedding season.For parents, other peoples weddings bring unique stresses. The flawless embossed invitation arrives. A work of art, complete with your calligraphied name and address decorating the envelope like twining ivy, topped by a carefully love-themed stamp. A creation that the bride and groom clearly put more time, effort, creativity and cash into than a kitchen …

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What Are the 10 Super Foods for Weight Loss?

Healthy eating habits will help you lose weight but incorporating the top 10 super foods for weight loss into your diet will help you see results sooner and improve your overall health. Enjoying a wide variety of healthy foods can make weight loss more enjoyable and help you to create long-term habits that will make it easier to keep the weight off.

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Avoid Holiday melt down

How many of you dislike the holidays because of the stress and craziness of it all? This is extremely counterproductive to what the holidays should symbolize. Unfortunately over the years it has gotten more overwhelming and more stress induced. People pencil in party after party. Individuals feel pressured to spend a lot of money on gifts for everyone in their life. You go shopping and undoubtedly encounter stressed and negative people. So where is the fun in all of that? This should be a joyous time of year filled with good friends, family and wonderful memories.