Regret: A Paradigm Paralysis You're at the market. Not because of the economy but because it's how you shop, you cruise the perimeter of the store knowing the dangers lurking in each aisle. There's candy, cookies, tasty and sugar laden fruit juices, brownie mixes, chips and... ( added 6 hours 28 minutes ago.)

If It Weren't for Guilt Would You Ever Take a Trip? As a parent, friend, employee, employer, woman, or human being, how many guilt trips do you think you take in a given week? Would one a day be accurate or much too low? Ann-Mary, a friend and former co-worker from the days when I sold proprietary... ( added 2 days 5 hours ago.)

Gov. Sanford's Tidal Wave of Admissions: Irreconcilable Differences? Mark Sanford's subsequent behavior and admissions since coming out about his extramarital affair have been bizarre. The media printed word for intimate word, the contents of an email sent to his mistress. Reading those words, one would believe he... ( added 3 days 5 hours ago.)

Freedom! Independence! Liberty! That's America! Freedom, independence, liberty refer to an absence of undue restrictions and an opportunity to exercise one's rights and powers. Freedom emphasizes the opportunity given for the exercise of one's rights, powers, desires, or the like: freedom of... ( added 4 days 4 hours ago.)

McMahan, Fawcett, Jackson, Mays and Still: It's So Hard to Say Goodbye Four well-known television personalities passed away within a few days of each other. Condolences and prayers go out to their families. Family members, friends and fans are dealing with the loss of Ed McMahan, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and... ( added 5 days 5 hours ago.)

Gov. Sanford's Infidelity: A Triangle of Deception A wedding ring symbolizes the commitment husband and wife have made to each other and their covenant relationship with God. The current affairs in the state of South Carolina involving the governor and a mistress have once again demonstrated the... ( added 7 days 5 hours ago.)

Living on Love The Greek have expressed love using five distinct words having a precise meaning. These words and their meanings are: Eros Longing/Romance Epithumia Desire/Attraction Storge Belonging/Affection Phile Cherishing/Friendship Agape... ( added 56 days 21 hours ago.)

A Mother's Day Poem: Love Has Never Been About the Genes This is dedicated to mother's like me, who may have given birth but your babies are angels in heaven. Happy Mother's Day to you! Love has never been about the genes, But about beauty, and unforgiving grace. The wolf that suckled Romulus and... ( added 62 days 9 hours ago.)

From the CDC: Questions and Answers about Swine Flu The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's site is an "online source for credible health information." In light of current reports of 11 cases in the United States, I went to their website to learn more information about Swine Flu. What is... ( added 69 days 22 hours ago.)

A Night of Hope with Joel Osteen & Victoria at Yankee Stadium Tomorrow night, Saturday, April 25 at 7:00PM ET, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will broadcast live, an historic Night of Hope with Joel and Victoria Osteen.TBN has exclusive broadcast rights to this event. This historic night will be... ( added 71 days 4 hours ago.)

The "Godfather of Gospel" Rev. Timothy Wright Dies at 61 Known as the "Godfather of Gospel", pastor of Grace Tabernacle Christian Center Church of God in Christ, and Grammy nominated gospel singer and composer, The Rev. Timothy Wright has died. This information came from his music agent, Bill Bogle.... ( added 71 days 12 hours ago.)

Does the Expectation of Chastity Place Undue Stress on Teens? Don't answer a question with a question, we've been told. Here's another question for you, then. Does anyone expect teens to remain chaste? Is it a great expectation? Of course I have my opinions about each of these questions and they are not... ( added 73 days 2 hours ago.)

When Drugs Enter Your Home They are a loving couple, baby boomers, each in a second marriage. The honeymoon phase was waning but was suddenly obliterated without a moment's notice. Drugs entered this regular church going, committee chairing, and officer holding couple's... ( added 74 days 5 hours ago.)

The Night Watchman Into the night, the sound of darkness was deafening. The pain of missing him was almost unbearable. Reaching out for something to hold onto if nothing but hope, Finding one shred of hope would surely help her to cope. Deeper into an... ( added 82 days 4 hours ago.)

How-to Move On from a Painful Past Young Christian ladies often ask for advice about moving on from a painful past. They have said, "I can't seem to do it but I want, too." Instinctively, one knows the opposite sex is entangled, intertwined and embedded somewhere. And then, part B... ( added 82 days 10 hours ago.)

Finding What You Didn't Lose and Never Had Preamble: I do a bit of writing for friends and others placing personal ads via newspaper or Internet sites. My closest friend asked me to put together something for him. I know him to a fault or I would be dating him. He's a wonderful person... ( added 84 days 9 hours ago.)

Cherished Memories Captured by the Heart Prologue: They are now lovers and celebrating another year of marriage. The two of them are reminiscing about how it all started. She's sharing with him, the memories in her heart about how they met. I glanced at you from across the room.... ( added 85 days 8 hours ago.)

A Child Pornographer: Teen is Now a Registered Sex Offender after Sexting It seems law enforcement officials tend to go with extremes. They will enforce the law for lightweight crimes but skirt around it for heavyweight crimes. Take the case of Phillip Alpert in Orlando, Florida who is now a registered sex offender... ( added 87 days 4 hours ago.)

Why Age 7 In the past, orthodontic treatment was often postponed until the adolescent years, when all the permanent teeth came in. We now know that many orthodontic problems can be treated earlier and much easier by working with the growth that takes place... ( added 87 days 10 hours ago.)

Why is Love Conditional? You don't have a clue what unconditional love is. Always asking me, "Why?" Why must I give reasons? Why can't people accept what I say is simply how I feel. Loving me how I need to be loved is what's best for me. Loving me... ( added 88 days 11 hours ago.)

Report: 9 Patients Averaged 300 ER Visits Each - Total Cost of $3 Million It has been reported that nine patients in the Austin,Texas area used the emergency room (ER), a whopping 2700 times! This cost taxpayers and others an even more whopping sum of $3 million! The average emergency room visit costs $1,000. Their... ( added 94 days 4 hours ago.)

National Start! Walking Day is April 8 Get up and move on Wednesday, April 8. This is the day that adults nationwide can make the pledge to start walking and to become active and heart healthy, especially in the workplace. This day is sponsored by the American Heart Association who... ( added 94 days 4 hours ago.)

April is National Poetry Month In honor of these poets, David Pekrul, Rodney Biamby and David Tanguay Returning a few borrowed books to the branch library in my town this week, I discovered April was National Poetry Month. Having never considered myself a poet, I was... ( added 99 days 10 hours ago.)

Food for Thought: Lowering High Cholesterol Did you know that one in five people has high cholesterol?* Even if you are active or thin, young or old, you could have it too. In fact, it may be part of your genetic makeup. So, although you eat right and exercise, you might need some help in... ( added 100 days 3 hours ago.)

Why I Like Gmail I became aware of Gmail approximately five or six years ago. The IT guy where I worked shared it with me by sending an invitation for me to join. At that time, you could only open an account by invitation. I believe it's been approximately one... ( added 100 days 7 hours ago.)