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Embracing Summer's Offerings

Great Ways To Embrace Summer Fun

The mercury is rising and that can only mean one thing: fun in the sun. Break out your flip-flops, dust off your bike and wipe the cobwebs from the grill because it’s time to embrace the warm weather.

Before the summer months pass you by, make a list of all the things you want to accomplish this summer More...


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Wedding Gifting - Experiences Trump Stuff

Toasters and towels and dinnerware, oh my! We’ll be the first to admit, wedding gifts are awesome. What they don’t have to be is boring.

Planning for a wedding is stressful. So stressful, in fact, that there is a television show dedicated to watching what happens when a formally sane couple attempts to plan the perfect day. The results are not always pretty. Okay, okay…they’re never pretty More...


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Modern Mothering - You are SO Not Alone!

Welcoming a new baby to the family is often an exciting affair, but as family members and friends focus all of their attention on the little bundle of joy, the new mom is often overlooked. If it’s your first baby, motherhood can be quite daunting; and without a circle of friends, or a good support group, the experience can be isolating, and may even lead to depression More...
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The Many Facets of Mom

No one stands so tall as when they stoop to help a child.

With apologies to Abraham Lincoln for making his famous quote more gender-neutral, Mother's Day is a time to celebrate the many roles that maternal figures play in everyone's lives.

At one point in all of our lives, we were that helpless child. An adult helped us navigate life's difficulties, large and small. As we grew, the stooping became a metaphor More...


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Wedding Traditions from Near and Far


The pomp and pageantry of a royal wedding is almost always guaranteed to capture the attention of millions around the world - as Will and Kate’s did in the spring of 2011 – but all over the globe various cultures bring creative, colorful and noteworthy wedding traditions to the table, even without the royal titles More...


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