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As kids of divorce, I think you can go one of two ways. You either want nothing to do with marriage or you have all these ideas about how...

You have just received what is possibly the worst news of your life. Your incredible and devoted wife of 21 years, mother to your 9...

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May 1, 2018, I nervously walked into my Mother’s hospital room and saw her. She had been viciously attacked by two Pit Bulls the night...

On March 23, 2001, I was brought into this world and introduced to my mother, Ivey Brandon. She has taken care of me for the past 18...

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Remembering Portia White By Theresa S. Thames I remember the phone call. Portia on the other end with her calm voice barely above a...

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