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It is always good to phone home. Even if home is simply a website where you feel welcomed. I always feel like this is my foundation here. I don't know why, but I do. I go to other sites and it feels like I am only there to visit.

Thanks Brandi. Thank you Terri. For having a dream and an idea and a plan that you each put forth to provide a way, a means not only for yourself, but for your members.

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About two weeks ago I started dropping inches (after about a week of the seasonal cold/flu). I decided to try to watch what I consume since. I've got to tell you that I had forgotten how good I feel being slender. Today my thoughts wandered to my weight loss and to see how I can keep it going.

If anyone has lost some weight recently, and would like to share what you did please let me know. I am looking for suggestions other than the typical ones (drink water, eat less, exercise more) please.

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Congratulations! We are all still here to continue this journey we call life. I have taken some time these past two weeks to really sit and reflect upon my life and my hopes for my family's future. At the beginning of each year I always hope for a better understanding of things. I hope to make more friends. I hope to be a better mother, friend, child, sister, etc. The only thing is that hope is only a piece of the path to success. You have to go get it and make it happen.

So today, I have decid… Continue

My mother, sister, nephews, and nieces live in a different state than I do. Most days, it does not bother me. But, on a day like today, it would be great to pop over real quick, get some words of encouragement, and maybe munch on a treat or two. As my kids get older, I really do see the need to have my family available for me.

Do you suffer, enjoy, being away from you family? Please share your stories.