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My Day on the World Stage

In 1993 the opportunity arrived for me to shut up or put up. There was a woman by the name, or rather using the name, of Deborah Laake. She’d written a book called “Secret Ceremonies: Diary of a Mormon Wife” – a work of pure and sad delusion. This poor woman, if she told the complete truth, was at the mercy of a father who took unrighteous dominion to new levels. Whatever the perceived truth, she became extremely disenchanted with the church and proceeded to betray every covenant she’d half-heartedly made with the Lord. Where do I come in? Well, … Continue reading →

Save During Sales Tax Holidays

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Back to school shopping can be very expensive, especially for families that have several children. Those lists of necessary school supplies from your children’s teachers always seems so long! One way to save money is to take advantage of the sales tax holidays in your state and do your back to school shopping for less money. Alabama Friday, August 2, 2013 – Sunday, August 4, 2013, at twelve midnight. Eligible items: certain school supplies, computers, and clothing. Arkansas Starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 3, 2013, and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 4, 2013. Eligible items: certain school supplies, … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of November 8, 2011

After a brief hiatus, the Insurance Podcast Roundup has returned. Here, you will find interesting, up to date, informational podcasts that are about topics relating to insurance. You can keep up with new changes, and see how those changes might affect your insurance policies. NPR has an episode of “All Things Considered” that will be available for people to listen to from the website after 7:00 p.m. ET today, November 8, 2011. This episode is called “Conservative Appeals Court Judge Writes Opinion Upholding Health Law”. The episode discusses the decision written by Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of … Continue reading →

Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

While some of us are still shivering in the cold, being blown about by frosty winds, or sighing glumly at the piles of snow in our yard, spring is in full swing in Orlando. Yup, it’s that time again; Wednesday is the kickoff of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. I have multiple family members that for whom coming to see fanciful hedges trimmed to resemble and adorned with flowers to represent multi-color Disney characters would be enough of a reason to visit Epcot this spring. The living rainbows sure to be on display at Bambi’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden … Continue reading →

Hotels and Daylight Savings

Tomorrow is my favorite day of the year. No kidding. It’s not my birthday. It’s not my anniversary. It’s not the day I gave birth to my first child. It is the day we set our clocks back an hour, which means I get an extra hour of sleep. And, that (at least to me) is a gift you can’t put a price tag on. Think about it; how many times during the course of a year do we wish out loud for more time? Tomorrow is the day most of us are granted an extra 60 minutes. Free time—literally. … Continue reading →

Rain, Rain – Come & Stay

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As I sit here typing this, it’s coming down cats and dogs outside and my daughter is dancing around in a circle playing a drum. When I asked her what she was doing she started chanting: Rain, Rain, Come and Stay We Need You Here So We Can Play Rain, Rain, Come and Stay Make Our Trees and Flowers Happy and Gay! When I burst out laughing, she gave me the toothiest grin and went back to beating her drum and dancing in a circle. To understand why this is so funny – you’d have to know my daughter. She … Continue reading →