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When our children were very young, most cars did not have safety belts. Making matters worse, back then there were dangers of car doors coming open, and children were advised continually by their parents to “stay in your seats and stay away from the doors.” Of course, children often push the ...
Recently I looked up a product on the web under the heading of “all purpose” and found 9,370,000 products that fit into that category. There were household cleaning products, vitamins, foods, and seasonings—even all-purpose apparel! I found the last item to be the most interesting. It was...
After a promotion at work, my best friend turned against me. She said things to others that were not true. The comments would have hurt coming from anyone, but she was my best friend—at least I had thought she was! Being promoted had not been my...
My wife and I bought a home with a large backyard, so I decided to put in a garden. This would...
The journalistic strategy informally deemed the “five Ws and an H” is frequently used to ensure thorough investigation of a topic. The simple, one-word questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? are designed to cover all the bases and assist a writer in obtaining critical details for a news story or report. In Psalm...
When I was a little girl, my mom would often read aloud bits and pieces of letters she received from her family in New York. Whenever she would send a picture of us, a letter always came back saying how impressed our faraway relatives were that every picture was filled with smiling faces....
Shortly after starting a new job, I noticed that one of my co-worker’s eyes were frequently red and watery, she was constantly blowing her nose, and she often excused herself from helping customers by saying that her allergies were acting up again.
On a hunch that something more than allergies was the cause, one day...
Our daughter was just a few weeks old when she was admitted to the hospital with a high fever. My husband and I hoped and prayed that the cause was some minor and quickly-dealt-with virus, but that was not the case. After a series of tests and many anxious hours, we learned that our baby had...
As I gazed up at the moon showing half of its beaming face, I was struck with awe at how it resembled a frosted dome hanging from a dark blue ceiling. It shone boldly in the heavens while day slipped quietly into darkness. It was as if this ruler of the night sky was coming on...
As a college student, I forfeited many a night’s sleep in order to complete some paper or prepare for a final exam. My purpose was to...