Teenager Mary Pat Hector wins the right to run for city council in the new city of Stonecrest, GA.
Kids, Overcoming Obstacles, Uplifting Stories

City Council Here She Comes! Teenager Wins Right To Run For Office

When most teenagers might focus on getting a ton of likes on social media, Mary Pat Hector dreams of getting votes to elect her to city council. Talk about a motivated young woman. Mary Pat is 19 and a sophomore at Spellman College in Decatur, Georgia. She set her sights on running for city council in the newly-created city of Stonecrest, Georgia. Hooray for her, yes? A young person getting involved in changing the world. Her potential opponent in the

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American Greg Krentzman who was severely injured during the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, France is finally back home in America as a survivor.
Overcoming Obstacles, Uplifting Stories

American Survivor Of Nice, France Truck Attack Is Finally Home Six Months Later #EXCLUSIVE

Home. There is nowhere survivor Greg Krentzman and his family would rather be. After more than six months in France, they can finally say that’s exactly where they are. Home in California. Their ordeal started July 14th, Bastille Day. Greg and his French-born wife, Sophie, were walking down with their 10-year-old on her scooter. “My wife looked up and saw a truck barreling straight at us. I knew right away this was an act of terrorism,” Greg told me in

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A new free app called, "HomeSelfe" can help you bring down the crushing costs of energy during the winter.
Businesses Who Rock

Crushing Winter’s Energy’s Costs With A Free App

This article on a creative way to bring down your winter energy cost is paid content that I thought could be very helpful. I know I found some good tips. One of the biggest ways our budget takes an enormous wallop is during winter months. That’s why it is a good idea to make sure that you are using the cheapest energy provider to help you spend less on your utilty bills. You can do this by checking out someone

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Baby Sister at her first birthday party. She's the best birthday present I've ever received.
Daryn's Blog, Family

Why I’ve Never Needed Another Birthday Present Since I Was Seven Years Old

Welcome to my birthday week. Which I share, not to encourage you to send a gift. Rather the exact opposite. Don’t bother. There’s no need, As I long ago received my best gift ever. All others have always paled in comparison. This one showed up 2 1/2 weeks before my seventh birthday. A gift I knew was on the way. My parents gave my brother and me a heads up months before. Brother followed this breaking news by hauling me

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That time I passed my phone number to the guy at the Apple Genius Bar.
Daryn's Blog, Overcoming Obstacles

Why I Gave My Phone Number To A Guy At A Bar This Week

    I wrote down my phone number and passed it to a man at a bar this week.     Asked him to call me.     Please, please call me!     My husband is,     Well,     So incredibly proud.     As we have a crisis brewing.     With the new laptop I bought.     Like moving into a new house, I need to move my old files onto the new one.     Which is a problem because my old

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Businesses Who Rock, Husband's Crazy Frequent Flyer Mile Hobby, Travel

How Our Family Earned 60,000 Bonus Miles In 2016 Buying Stuff We Were Going To Buy Anyway

“How do you earn so many miles?” That’s a big question our family gets all the time. Miles Husband says it’s time to explain one of his most important, successful techniques to you. Remember this scene from the movie, “The Graduate?” In that same spirit, Miles Husband just wants to say one word to you. Just one word. “Portals.” Yes, portals. It’s how we shop for almost everything. Online shopping portals. It’s how you can make your miles multiply like

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A stranger's knock on my front door exposed me for the cheater I am. I'm a house cheater, not appreciating the home I have.
Daryn's Blog, Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn

The Stranger Who Exposed Me As The Cheater I Am

The stranger’s knock on my front door exposed me. For the cheater I am. One unexpected visitor’s request making me realize I’ve gone down a path I never intended. How I’d stopped appreciating what I have here at home. My eye started wandering innocently enough. By clicking around a few websites. Checking out other people. How they live. What they have. How much better than mine. My name is Daryn and I’m a house cheater. Yes, I’ve been unfaithful to

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A single letter that arrived in the mail made me realize I've failed at parenting. Even worse, I'm out of time to fix it.
Daryn's Blog, Family, Kids, Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, Parenting

The Moment I Realized I Failed Parenting. How About You?

My daughter will tell you I’m crazy. She doesn’t understand. At all. Somewhere between two days before Christmas and New Year’s Eve I simply had a revelation. That I messed up. Not my mother-in-law’s chocolate pie. Not my first novel. Though, I certainly did a fine job of making a disaster of both of those. I’m talking big. As in parenthood. Yeah, I messed up parenthood. The awareness has been creeping in our home with each arriving college acceptance letter.

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Forest Hill South Park Church in North Carolina produces a wonderful and sweet video about the abundant gifts it's so easy for us to overlook. It's all about gratitude.
Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, Uplifting Stories

Freaking Out With Gratitude For Incredible Gifts You Forgot You Have

Are you, too, giving gratitude for making it through another holiday season? The parties and gifts were great, but it’s time to get back to real life. Before you do, please check out this awesome video from a church in North Carolina. No matter your religion, I think you’ll get a smile and a wonderful gentle reminder for all that we have, even when we forget just how rich we are. Thank you, Forest Hill Church, for a minute or

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Oh, how I will miss these conversations with my dog.
Animals, Daryn's Blog, Pets, The Hard Stuff

The Lies My Dog And I Told Each Other

What can I say? I lied to my dog. Each day for almost 17 years I declared, “You are the smartest! The prettiest! The most clever! Best dog ever.” Well, the day she ate the stuffing out of my neighbor’s antique chair, I might’ve had a few other choice words. Still, I bet that day, Any day, really, She heard me. Smartest. Prettiest. Best. Was it a lie? Indeed, it was. Darla would never win Westminster. She never earned a

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