AND MY FAMILY

What makes springtime so great you ask? For me it has never been a hard question to answer because there are a lot of things that I love about spring. Here I thought I would share some of the things that make spring great for me and my family...

Heart conditions have greatly affected me and my family over the years and having a day set aside to raise awareness is a blessing for us.

In this economy, it seems almost impossible to get anywhere in my life. School and work is not an option for me, but I yearn for it badly. Listen to how the economy is affecting my family and see if you can relate to it.

Grey's Anatomy is a popular medical/humor drama show that profiled the domino kidney surgery episode. My father and his wife were part of a real-life domino surgery, as were two friends of mine from high school.

Can my family of four get a week's worth of groceries that we'll actually eat from Walmart for just $75? I was skeptical.

October 20th, 1988 was the hardest of my life thus far. I saw my uncle die that day and my life and family have never been the same.

Tells why "Silent Night' is important to my family.

Author/illustrator John Lavernoich tells about the holiday season and what it means to his family.

It's 1998 and I had just purchased a PS1. Excited to play a game for it, I hurried to the rental store and picked up Resident Evil 2.

When and if murder touches your family, what path will you take?

This article describes the process of banning one's self from casinos, and how it helped me to recover from compulsive gambling.

Reasons why I am concerned the H1N1 swine flu vaccine may be more dangerous than the actual flu.

In addition to feeling terrible from the Swine flu there are many other things that will affect your family. Swine flu will also cause you fear, guilt, stigma and financial loss.

This is a story of a simple girl.

There seems to be only one thing that really keeps coming to my mind when I think about my 2009 New Year's resolution. It is going to be a pledge to myself and my family that we will be out of debt by the end of the 2009 year.

Informative article on trout lake fishing and what bait I've had the best luck with.

Tips for planning and having a great family vacation. Hints for how to keep kids happy during a plane or long car ride and fun ideas to remember your trip for years to come.

Not knowing much about my family history on my father's side, I jumped in. You'd be surprised by how much I found out.

My own experience with tracking my family history hasn't gone too well, but I have had a taste of success.

It's time to change the way that we look at physical security. If you're job is to protect me and my family, than butch up, little Sally.

Yep, I'll be the first to admit, I resist change. It is for this reason that we haven't tried going green before- but once I saw the benefits of simple changes, we are convinced. If my family can do it, yours can too.

This essay focuses on my thought process. Why do I think the way I do? Who has influenced me and why? I focus on my background and my family.

This story is about how I idolized my cousin and his family's image. Since this story is based on my own experiences, the twists it contains were completely unexpected to me, so they'll most certainly be unexpected to you, and they contain important lessons we can all learn.