Lipscomb University’s 2005 Conference on Family Wellness presents Mark Gungor and “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage” April 11. The conference will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium, on the campus, located at 3901 Granny White Pike, Nashville. Mark Gungor, of Laugh Your Way America, is a nationally-known therapist, lecturer and … Read more
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The late 80’s and early 90’s were very difficult years for the Darden family as my mother and my father were both in the end stages of terminal illnesses. My mother fought a ten-year battle against cancer and my father was gradually succumbing to Alzheimer’s at the same time. I lost my mother in May … Read more
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Six-year-old Myles Pope, dubbed “Miracle Myles” for beating the odds of a life threatening disease, declares his favorite “cartoon” as VeggieTales® on TLC’s acclaimed While You Were Out reality show. The show featuring Myles and his family, titled Nashville: Miracle Myles & The Big Beautiful Basement, runs Sept. 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET and re-runs … Read more
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3/18/04 A former Boy Scout leader in Los Angeles has been arrested for molesting a series of boys between April and November, 2003. Victor Debose, 37, faces 13 counts of molestation and three counts of willful harm to children under his supervision as a Scout leader. This illustrates the need to protect the Boy Scouts … Read more
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Former “Facts of Life” star Lisa Whelchel discusses the incident with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake at the 2004 Superbowl. I am deeply disturbed by what happened during last night’s halftime show of the Super bowl. I was downstairs cleaning up the kitchen when the halftime show began and when I overheard the lyrics of … Read more
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The American Family Association has written a letter which is making the email rounds; I have received it twice this week. Because I work part time at Hechts Department store (a part of the Mays chain of stores) where I was hired as a fragrance specialist for the evening shift, I was made keenly aware … Read more
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Does it seem like you kids have forgotten their manners lately? Interrupting while you’re on the phone? Eating like little Goops at the table? Whining at the supermarket? Talking too much in class? What’s a parent to do? Meet Miss Manners! Judi Vankevich, former Paris fashion model-turned-manners-mentor, has been called the “Martha Stewart of Manners”, … Read more
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“A MomTime Get-A-Way is an overnight slumber party for moms. Food, Faith, Fellowship and Fun are the four main ingredients and the goal is to refresh, pamper and inspire the woman in “Mommy”. The source, of course, is the joy of the Lord. The FUN begins Friday evening with a “MomTime Celebration”, two hours of … Read more
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What’s the power of a letter? Have you seen with your eyes or felt with your heart all that a letter can convey? I have. It can bring everything from anger, frustration, annoyance, and faithlessness to comfort, peace, relief, and pride. The distinction is all in the eye of the beholder. Having grown up a … Read more
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H.R. 476 sponsored by Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FLA) has 98 co-sponsors. It will be debated on the House Floor and a vote is scheduled for April 17. If passed, this will make it illegal for any adult to transport a minor across state lines to receive an abortion without parental consent unless the minor?s life is … Read more
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