Sometimes our promises may be ever sillier. Like the good old “wedding pact.” You know, when two friends promise each other: “If we’re not married in 30 years, we’ll get married”? How many times has that happened? Probably never (but if it has happened, please submit your story to [email protected])!! But sometimes, it really is
“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt Yesterday my son called me from college and asked about my day. I told him about my morning, which entailed celebrating my friend’s birthday with her daughter. My friend passed away almost two years ago. Her daughter reached
Expecting mothers can’t help but have secret expectations for their future little one. It’s only human. You have this little soul inside you, kicking and growing until they are ready to come into the world. Pregnancy is filled with emotions! You picture their life. You wonder what they will look like and who they will
At least three women contracted HIV after receiving a trendy skincare treatment in New Mexico, according to a detailed report of the outbreak investigation. In a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the agency shared details of how several people were likely infected with HIV after being given “vampire
“Sometimes what you’re most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.” ~Robert Tew I like to say I don’t regret much in life, because I know I’ve always done the best I could and have learned from every experience. But I’d be lying if I said I haven’t considered what
Austin von Letkemann is the military officer strangers feel “sorry” for — and the reason is infuriating. Whenever the devoted father leaves the house with his four children, strangers can’t help but notice the officer in uniform is holding hands with 4 adorable little girls. They will tell the traditionally “masculine” and “all American” dad
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” ~Joseph Campbell My husband Jake and I sit in anguish on our beautiful new linen couch, inches away from each other, yet worlds apart. Hours of arguing have left us at another impasse, the stalemate now a decade long. I look around in despair
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “promises were made to be broken.” How many of us have pinky swore with a childhood friend that we’ll always be besties no matter what? Only to grow up and grow apart. Sometimes our promises may be ever sillier. Like the good old “wedding pact.” You know, when two
This scene looks happy, even festive. The lights are bright, and a little girl’s toys are strewn across the floor. But something’s off. Sitting on the floor beside her is a man looking deadpan at the camera. He looks quizzical, even suspicious at the person behind the camera. As you’ll see, he has good reason
Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated international travel in 2001. The rebound was relatively quick. Fallout from COVID-19 has proven much more prolonged. “The pandemic of course was incredibly tumultuous and
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