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Adoption is like a maze. To navigate the maze, you have to make a series of decisions which may or may not lead anywhere. You have to backtrack, and you may have to start over without gaining anything but some ...

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Spring is home buying season. A year ago, a young friend of mine bought her first home. Alana did her research. She was careful in choosing a real estate agent. She looked at many homes. She focused on location and ...

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Consider this scene. It’s tax season. A beleaguered tax preparer sits at a desk in a neighborhood storefront. A new client comes in. It’s a young man, and he has his girlfriend with him. His return is simple. He has ...

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Last weekend some members of my household attended a fundraising event for a man we know who’s been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. The event was held at his favorite local hangout. The proprietor donated the use of the ...

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One of my favorite authors is Dick Francis. He died on Valentine’s Day in 2010, but he was a prolific writer. He wrote more than 40 international best sellers, all set in the world of horse racing. Last summer I ...

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Over the years, I’ve heard many, many sermons on tithing. It’s a difficult topic for pastors, priests and rabbis. I’ve heard great sermons on the topic, and I’ve heard some that were not great. Churches are businesses, in a way. ...

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My husband used to coach youth soccer. At the end of each season, the parents would plan a party for the team and collect money for coaches’ gifts. One year my husband received a gift card from the soccer players ...

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About a year ago I watched a documentary titled Waiting for Superman, which was about the need for education reform here in the United States. The movie depicted desperation among parents in low-performing districts who wanted to send their children ...

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I was listening to the radio on my way to work recently. A listener asked the radio hosts for advice on an ethical dilemma. The listener said that she had a best friend who got married two years ago, but never changed her last name. The friend’s husband has a great job and travels often for work.

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Last year I watched a movie called “The Social Network.” It was a great movie about the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerman. He created the first version of Facebook from a dorm room in 2003. At the time of the movie, Mark Zuckerman was the youngest billionaire in history.

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My father is 72 years old. When he was 16, he was in a car accident and damaged his knee. He’s had pain in that knee every day since then. For the last 10 years his doctor has suggested he have knee replacement surgery.

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America has been transfixed by the Casey Anthony trial. We’ve been so interested because of her extensive lies, her apparent coldness and her allegedly dysfunctional family. When the verdict came in, she was acquitted of the murder charge ...

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