“Run, run fast as you can, can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man.” I often return to children’s stories to make a point by identifying the moral of a story and then applying it to commonly occurring behavior in today’s world. This is no different - LOL. Go ahead and laugh - you know you want to!

Angels touch all of our lives. Some of them are real live people and some of them are an ethereal presence, felt rather than seen, believed in rather than shown. It seems like most families have one person in their family who is the real live Family Angel. Do you know who your Family Angel is?

Most of us associate Turkeys & Pilgrims with Thanksgiving. But there’s something else that we should also associate with Thanksgiving – A List. It’s Thanksgiving, it’s time for making your list and checking it twice; not your list for Santa, your list of Thankfulness. It’s time to make your list!

Family relationships can be stressful around the holidays, but ties that bind families together last through time. Allow me to share my holiday story, “Two Sets of China, One Family Graced,", as a special thank you for visiting me online. I wish you strong family ties and a Happy Thanksgiving!

When I was very young, I used to go over to the neighbor’s house to visit. I was fascinated by the rugs and hats and scarves that Mrs. Rogers made with hooks and yarn. Even though I was only eight or ten years old, she agreed to teach me to crochet. Little did she know the value of what she taught.

Love is a small word but its power packed full of meaning. Who do you love? significant other, family, pets, and so on. Love is the topic of books, songs, cards, movies, conversations, behavior, and the central theme of the Valentines Day Holiday. Love tops the list of Matters of the Heart.

Being in Love is a noteworthy Matter of the Heart that is certainly worth mentioning. The question is however, is Being In Love worth Taking A Chance on getting your heart broken. You just can´t pay too much attention to Matters of the Heart now can you?

How’s your relationship with your money. Lots of people are having relationship problems with their money these days. Who can you turn to for help? It’s not as if you can see a psychologist or a relationships counselor. Perhaps you should turn to a money doctor. My choice is Suze Orman.

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I think that maybe it’s time for Cupid to go and get some archery lessons. Obviously Cupid’s aim is off or Cupid is just stupid. Does his arrow just miss sometimes or is he a practical joker? Is Cupid just stupid? Let's do some analysis before we determine the verdict in this matter of the heart.