The weekly popular Carnival of Family Life takes summer by storm! Check out the "Welcome, Summer!" Edition. There are many excellent articles covering a broad spectrum of topics related to family and what it means to be part of a family. You will enjoy perusing the wonderful selection of articles included in this week's e

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A discussion of the progress made toward true equality and egalitarianism in the writer's lifetime. The cultural progression is seen through the prism of the changes she has observed in the small town in which she grew up. She still resides there, in fact. In the same home in which she grew up. Stop by and consider her ex

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Welcome to the very special St. Patrick’s Day Edition of the Carnival of Family Life! The luck o’ the Irish is certainly with us because there are a wide variety of excellent articles amassed here for your reading pleasure! No blarney — just fact! Enjoy them all! Visit the contributors' sites and be sure to leave them a comme

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How sure are you that your online activities will not jeopardize your current life circumstances, including your employment, or your future prospectives for success? In this series of articles, prudent online practices are discussed. This is the second in a series of articles. In this installment: Tips to avoid email blunders

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How sure are you that your online activities will not jeopardize your current life circumstances, including your employment, or your future prospectives for success? In this series of articles, prudent online practices are discussed. Third topic: Writing online about your professional life -- your job, the organization that emp

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The wind is howling, rattling the windows and doors of the house. It has been raining on and off all night. More rain is predicted. It is bitterly cold outside, but warm and toasty here inside with the fire crackling. It’s a perfect day to sit back, relax under a blanket with a tasty hot drink, dream about spring flowers and w

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How sure are you that your online activities will not jeopardize your current life circumstances, including your employment, or your future prospectives for success? In this series of articles, prudent online practices are discussed. First topic: The selection of an appropriate email address for business and professional use

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Super Blogging sponsored a group writing project which includes a great collection of links! There is a lot of valuable advice collected here! Don't miss these excellent tips! Make sure you check out Social Media Mega Project at Colloquium, which is one of the articles highlighted here, focusing on BLOGGING ZOOM!

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Announcing the Social Media Mega Project, a group writing effort sponsored by Inspiration Bit and hosted at multiple sites, including Colloquium. In particular, Colloquium's focus is upon Sk*rt and BLOGGING ZOOM! Participants are invited to write a post & publish it on their own site, linking to participating host sites or ser

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“Mom, we were in an accident” are the words every parent dreads. I heard them on the phone this past week. This is my entry for Blog Your Blessings Sunday, so you know that all turned out well. But sometimes it takes a scary moment for us to realize just how grateful we should be every moment of every day. We get so busy that we forget to b

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The Carnival of Family Life ~~ Christmas Edition is live! Come check out all the WONDERFUL entries this week. There is a wide variety covering an expansive breadth of topics. Come check out the many posts included and leave a comment at the author's site letting them know how much you enjoyed their contribution! Next week the Carnival will

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What does Christmas mean to you? You can participate in this meme just by reading the guidelines here, publishing your own entry, and then letting JHS know so that she can provide a link to your site! In her article, JHS shares memories of Christmas (including a couple of videos),pays tribute to the late, great Dan Fogelberg and includes an

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I received these in an e-mail and laughed so hard, I just had to share them. For parents of older children, these photos will bring memories of similar experiences. For those of you with little ones, they might be painful reminders of very recent incidents! Let them serve as a cautionary tale for those of you contemplating parenthood! Enjoy

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“Every extra pound you carry represents an emotion you have not dealt with.” Knowing that fact and dealing with it are not the same thing. "Fat is a Feminist Issue" is a powerful read -- perhaps too powerful. This writer explains why she is having trouble staying up to date with the writing project she undertook, even though she is having

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JHS explains that she began blogging on Blogger since she was a neophyte and unaware of the different software platforms. It was easy to use and effective, but after becoming more proficient, she migrated her site to WordPress. She argues that the migration process but not entirely painless, but worthwhile, enumerating 13 of the reasons why W

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