How To Find a Companion for Life The number of healthy dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies that are euthanized (killed) each day in the United States is almost too big for the average person to comprehend. The estimates range from source to source, but mid-ranges are roughly between... ( added 2 years 186 days ago.)

My Sister — My First Teacher I was told it started after my birth. The almost decade that separates us made all the difference to a nine year old who already had one older and younger brother and one younger sister. The age difference wasn’t vast enough for her to take on the... ( added 2 years 188 days ago.)

Survey: A Mother’s Salary, $140K – Fact: A Mother’s Love, Priceless! The conclusion of a research conducted by Salary.com, a firm based in Waltham, Massachusetts reported their findings this week. Salary.com specializes in determining compensation. Forty thousand (40,000) mothers responded online to Salary.com... ( added 2 years 189 days ago.)

The Meek Gets It All! "In a surprise announcement this morning, it was revealed that the Meek have inherited the Earth. The actual change of ownership itself happened three weeks ago, but the spokesperson for the Meek was too shy to contact the press. After much polite... ( added 2 years 190 days ago.)

Sacred Places Can Relieve Stress I would love to take credit for the idea behind this article but I must follow the dictates of conscience. It's not an original idea but I thought it was an excellent one. I therefore decided to use an available resource and get input from a... ( added 2 years 193 days ago.)

Gifts for Any Occasion When we care enough to send the very best, is Hallmark our only option? Well, not according to Neiman Marcus and a host of other retailers and Gift Boutiques, I am sure. Consumers are constantly deluged with catalogs and other direct mail pieces... ( added 2 years 194 days ago.)

Obesity is Fast Becoming an Epidemic in Kids There are so many things confronting our kids today. Life sure was much easier, simplified and fun when I was a kid. Of course, it would be. I was just a kid. I only had to worry about my chores, homework, making the cheerleading squad... ( added 2 years 195 days ago.)

PharmaPerks in Drug Sampling to Docs Yesterday, The New England Journal of Medicine published in its periodical, the results of a survey taken by physicians. The survey included physicians in various specialties such as anesthesiologists, cardiologists, family doctors, surgeons... ( added 2 years 196 days ago.)

A Biblical Perspective on Women in Ministry Have you ever wanted to comment after reading a very well-written article but knew the space allowed for your comment would be insufficient? What if you disagreed with the author's perspective? What did you do? I have the utmost respect for the... ( added 2 years 197 days ago.)

Reducing Staff Turnover in Small Businesses Is staff turnover driving you bonkers? Do you feel you are losing money and market share? Do you contribute this to the absence of loyalty and dedication among your staff? Would you rather have a "team" and not ever worry about absences or... ( added 2 years 199 days ago.)

Talk Isn't Cheap — Study: Abstinence Classes Don't Stop Sex The federal government spends approximately $176 million annually on abstinence programs. A $7.7 million study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. of Princeton, New Jersey for the United States Administration for Children and Families... ( added 2 years 200 days ago.)

The Young vs The Young at Heart Ladies and Gentlemen: In this corner, we have a 60-year-old graduate student who graduated high school in the 50’s and received her Bachelor of Science degree in the 60’s. She is the mother of four, grandmother of eight and is a retired... ( added 2 years 206 days ago.)

Administrative and Clinical Assistant's Day April 25th is just around the corner and you've no idea what you are going to do to celebrate, honor and reward your business and clinical staff. Taking care of your team is just as important as taking care of your patients. The sky is really the... ( added 2 years 214 days ago.)

What does High Maintenance Really Mean? We hear this term "High Maintenance" quite frequently used as an adjective to describe Women. Men say, "She was/is high maintenance." What does it mean to you? Do you consider yourself HIGH Maintenance? Do you think being HIGH maintenance is... ( added 2 years 215 days ago.)

Wise and Powerful but Not Rich Benjamin Franklin was an author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician and printer. He was born January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of 12, he begins his apprenticeship in his brother James' print shop in Boston. Five years... ( added 2 years 264 days ago.)

Is it Love or Lust and Infatuation? Some years ago, I was an avid online chatter. During my travel for work, I found many virtual friends and even had a relationship with an English gentleman that I had met via the Internet. Some of you reading this may understand while others of... ( added 2 years 270 days ago.)

A Step by Step Plan to Romance your Wife on Valentine's Day Do you and your friends often ask each other, what you can do to make your marriage last? To make it last and to make it better, isn't all that difficult. You must want it to last and remember the Golden Rule. Do not treat or speak to your spouse... ( added 2 years 280 days ago.)

A $100 Investment that makes a Double Impact on the World When I read the title of the contest, I thought of the many troubles facing the world and wondered, how could just $100 make a difference? It is with shame and repentance that I confess my lack of faith and apathy for not giving the contest... ( added 2 years 298 days ago.)

Keeping Christ in Christmas "There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. Behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. The angel said to them... ( added 2 years 327 days ago.)

12 Days of Making Christmas Meaningful Our parents became ill over the Thanksgiving holiday and died before Christmas. Their deaths were years apart with mother going on to heaven before daddy. It can be a sad time of year if we chose to think of our losses instead of what we gained by... ( added 2 years 341 days ago.)

Praise Comes with Thanksgiving When you were asked to give the single most important reason you have for being thankful, what was it? Where did you begin? Did you begin with the cross and end with His resurrection? Was it for your salvation and gift of eternal life? Did you... ( added 2 years 346 days ago.)

The Great Communicator, Mr. Ed Bradley, Will be Missed He did what he did with ease, confidence and grace. He made his guests feel comfortable yet asked the tough questions of them to give you and me excellence in journalism. He was a wordsmith; an orator, an anchor and all who knew him and knew... ( added 2 years 362 days ago.)

10 Things I'd Do as a Parent of a Teen I've been told that "everything must change, nothing stays the same." How often have you heard that statement? Would you agree or disagree with it? Things have changed drastically since I was a teenager. I barely got to date before heading... ( added 3 years 12 days ago.)

Straight Talk — Braces and Adults You're over 30, over 40, or over 50 even and have always wanted to have what you thought was a "pretty" smile. You've seen Pretty Woman several times and just can't get the image of Julia Roberts out of your mind when her Prince Charming climbs... ( added 3 years 60 days ago.)

Straight Teeth — A Healthy "Side Effect" Did you know there is more to Orthodontia than having straight teeth when the treatment is finished? The orthodontist knows if the teeth aren't straight at the completion of a case, the patient will not be very happy. I'll write more on that in... ( added 3 years 61 days ago.)