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Overweight and Healthy?

In the past I have blogged about how health isn’t strictly based on body size. In fact, you can be skinny and unhealthy. Now a new study says that not everyone who is overweight is at risk of developing health problems. In other words, you can be carrying around extra pounds and still be healthy. The term being given to these people is “metabolically healthy.” This means they don’t have high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes or a resistance to insulin. So their risk of death is no greater than another person at a healthy weight. For whatever reason, unexplainable … Continue reading →

Start With Yourself – And Go From There

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I recently decided to start working on my family tree. Since this isn’t something I can devote a lot of time to, I am doing it in “baby steps”. This week, that step is to see if I can find a copy of my birth certificate. I’ve heard it is good to start your research with yourself, and work from there. Sometimes, there is a strange synchronicity between what I am working on, and what life brings me. Last week, I decided to begin working on my family tree. There is a piece of advice that has been passed around … Continue reading →

Grandmother Bullied on School Bus

Oh the lessons you can learn on a school bus. Lesson #1: Don’t bully an innocent grandmother/bus monitor, and then smirk as someone shoots video of you in the act. Because… Lesson #2: The chances of said video going viral are astronomical and… Lesson #3: The chances of said grandmother having the last laugh are even greater. Just ask Karen Klein. The 68-year-old grandmother from upstate New York has endured plenty of pain in her life, including the death of her beloved husband and the tragic loss of her son to suicide. However, it took a bus full of tweenage … Continue reading →

Life Insurance – You’re Doing it Wrong!

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A life insurance policy is designed to provide financial protection to your family after you have passed away. Like other insurance policies, you have to purchase it while you are still alive. A woman in Georgia pretended to be her deceased son, and signed up for a life insurance policy in his name. This woman was doing it wrong! A quick scan through your favorite news website will very likely bring up at least a couple of articles that talk about insurance fraud. It is illegal to commit insurance fraud, no matter what type of insurance is involved. The federal … Continue reading →

Parents and Guns

As I mentioned in a previous post, thanks to her quick thinking, superior balance and keen gun skills, 18-year-old Sarah McKinley and her 3-month-old son are alive today. The Oklahoma widow has been basking in the national media spotlight ever since she shot and killed a man who tried to break into her home on New Year’s Eve. In the past week, McKinley has made the rounds on cable and network news shows, but now her name is gaining even more notoriety because Sarah Palin is trying to make her the poster child for gun rights. The conservative politician is … Continue reading →

Signs of Depression and Suicide

Depression, as a mental health illness, is one of those things that is hard to explain if you have never experienced it or see it in someone close to you. It’s more than just feeling down. It’s more than just a series of bad days. Anytime that depression begins to affect your ability to do the thing you normally do, then there is a chance it may be more than just being sad. Depression is a disease that affects millions of people, men and women, old and young, across all ethnic and cultural boundaries. And, chances are, it is affecting … Continue reading →

What Does Life Insurance Cover?

One of the types of insurance that my husband and I are considering purchasing is life insurance. This is a difficult one to think about, because it involves conscious decision making about financial matters related to the death of a loved one. There are many reasons why it is important to have life insurance, even for people who are young and healthy. All insurance is designed to give you some assistance in the case of a financial crisis. Health insurance covers the financial aspects of medical care, in case an emergency happens. Homeowners insurance covers the financial costs of replacing … Continue reading →

M and Ms for Marriage

Yes, Mick and I have been at it again – talking about marriage and this blog. I mentioned I was having trouble coming up with some Ms for my Alphabetical blog and he came up with a beauty or three. Read on to find out what they were. Maturity Marriage needs people to be mature. No, I’m not talking about physical age because young marriages can, and do, work. But mature in their attitude towards marriage and toward their spouse. That can mean not still trying to live like you’re still single even after the wedding ceremony. It can mean … Continue reading →

Why Do We Experience Hardship and Suffering?

There’s no doubt some Christians seem to sail through life while others have a hard time. They go from one crisis to another. To our human mind it may seem unfair. We wonder what God is doing. How can He allow some people to suffer so? Have you ever felt like this? I know I have. Paul gives some clues to this question in 2 Corinthians 1:1-11. We can take note of what Paul says because Paul is appointed to his task through Jesus Christ, verse 1. Paul explains in this passage to the Corinthians and and also to us … Continue reading →

Update: Natasha Richardson Near Death

The news on Natasha Richardson’s health condition has gone from bad to worse. According to new reports, the Tony Award-winning actress is brain dead and it’s just a matter of time before her family pulls her off life support. The new information comes less than 12 hours after Richardson was transported from a Canadian hospital to a medical facility in New York. Reports say the movie and stage star’s famous husband Liam Neeson accompanied her on a private jet from Montreal to New York where family and friends had gathered for a nighttime vigil. Reps for the family have declined … Continue reading →