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The things you learn about your friends on social media. I’ll give this friend the benefit of the doubt. I don’t think he meant to brag. Yet, there he was on Facebook talking about how his parents died as the richest people in the world. He had video evidence, as well. It shows his 90-something father, his mother, and other members of their family enjoying their riches. His brother even makes a cameo appearance, giving
“Where do you get your pretty blue eyes from?” a neighbor asked Daughter, looking at her and then over to me. “Certainly not from you,” she peered into my dark brown eyes. Daughter and I both paused. We travel through our daily lives like most mothers and daughters, loving and annoying each other. It’s moments like these that make us stop. They remind us of what was so obvious to the neighbor. We look nothing alike. They remind us that our family
Wedding cake mystery It was a mystery more than 60 years in the making. More than 60 years since LaMar and Julia married. More than 60 years since they saved the top tier of their wedding cake. Instead of eating it on their first anniversary, they kept it. Pretty much forever. For their forever. Four grown kids. Five grands. One great grand. Seven moves. Two countries. Each of those
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Surprising our daughter seemed like the only option when I had to be in two places at once You can subscribe to our MilesHusband YouTube Channel here This was the kind of problem with only one answer. I’d have to be two places at once. You’ve been there, Dear Reader? Or tried to be both “theres?” Sunday, our oldest daughter was leaving for a semester studying overseas. As a mother, I wanted to be here to
You need to have the final say on this Thanksgiving debate You might suggest that this is something Husband and I should’ve addressed before we got married. You would not be wrong. Except that, we are so far apart on this issue, it’s possible, had we discussed it, no marriage would’ve ever taken place. Our differences should not shock us. Look at how differently we grew up. Different parts of the country. Different religions.
Cochlear implant has brought Gina Maravilla’s daughter’s hearing back for a second time A device called a cochlear implant is a miracle for AZ Family anchor Gina Maravilla, her family, and especially her 11-year-old daughter, Kennedy. Kennedy wasn’t born completely deaf, but she has had hearing issues from the beginning. When she was four-years-old she completely lost hearing in her left ear. That’s when she received her first implant. It has been a big success. A few months ago, Kennedy
I didn’t have the wedding of my dreams. I’ve been thinking about that wedding. It was seven years ago this week. You might remember this, Dear Reader, As this entire story has unfolded in the lines of this website. How we got to the waterfall wedding We got engaged after two years of dating. And decided to get married just three weeks later. There was no time to plan for a grand affair. No time to
Funny thing is I had no idea this was a problem As marital disagreements go, This was one I wasn’t expecting. It popped up on a typical weekend day for Husband and me, sitting side by side at our dining room table. I was puttering away adding uplifting and positive news stories to my website. Husband was busy creating our next travel adventure. “We might be going around the world on Emirates Airlines First Class,”
Teenager Summer Dale leaves behind unexpected path to surviving grief and finding happiness.
