One of the most beautiful flowers of summer, I believe, are roses. This is one of my roses that I'm proud to claim. With the heat of summer, it's a wonder any flowers survived.
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I always find it interesting when I go to places or events to recruit foster and adoptive parents that it never fails that someone will say to me, “Oh you must be a really special person to be a foster/adoptive parent. I could never foster a child; it would just hurt too much if I had to give th
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As students return to school, we’ll see families with children adjusting their schedules and routines. In summer months, most parents allow children to have a later bedtime. After all, it’s hard to catch fireflies before dark.

For sometime now I've wanted to tell you about Earl Rudder, a small-town boy from Brady, Texas---that's only two or three wagon-greasins' from San Angelo.
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I have had a continuing saga with my car this summer. It starts when it takes a mind to. One mechanic had it in his shop for three weeks. It started every time he tried to start it. He could never trace the problem, because the car had no problem while it was living with him. As soon as it w
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I posted this in Facebook but I think it would better serve the purpose here. I just wanted to mention this young lady in Butler County who took her life. My daughter said it was because a lot of people were writing hateful comments about her on Topix.
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Because of the recent tragedy due to bullying, I would like to share my experience with you from a mother's point of view. I hope that it can help give a parent signs to look for, and possibly make a difference in someone's life.

My name is Stacy Hartley and my son will be starting Kindergarten on next Thursday at North Butler Elementary School. We are facing a problem in that I work in Ohio County at the Hospital, and my husband works from 3am to 3pm in Bowling Green at an Automotive factory.
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I am a bad mom. No really, I am. I am a mom who starts counting down the days that school starts BACK, on the day they get OUT of school for summer break! My 3 older sons are involved in baseball and soccer and my 7 year old needs to be on the 2012 Olympic track team (Michael Phelps ain’t got





















