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Remember Paper Dolls?

Tomaca — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:33:46 +0000

TweetNo, young people, it’s not a movie, a band or a tv show. I’m talking about real paper dolls. If you are too young to know about this, your mom or your grandmom will know what we’re talking about.

In my day, I would spend $1.50 on a paper doll. She came in a [... More]

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Tonya Threet-Encarnation – Bringing Life Into the World

Tomaca — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:38:50 +0000

Tonya is a wife (to a full-time traveling musician), a mother, a nurse, educator and a midwife. When you meet her you find that there is something special about this woman. She exhibits a quiet confidence that you can feel, but are not offended by. The focus of our interview took a [... More]

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Expectations for our Teens

tina — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:38:02 +0000

I have heard many teens speak of their parents’ over-inflated expectations cast upon them. Be better than average. Make straight “A”s. Don’t just be on the football team, be the team captain and quarterback. Don’t settle for being just another cheerleader, be the squad leader. Shoot for the stars, and don’t miss. [... More]

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Friends With Your Children

tina — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:52:54 +0000

Tweetby Tina Toler-Keel

All my life I have heard, “You can not be friends with your children. You must be the leader, the alpha, the boss.” It makes sense. Being best friends with your children, especially daughters, is risky business. Best friends do not want to make one another angry and go along with [... More]

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Helping Teens Discover Themselves – Tina Toler-Keel

Tomaca — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:35:10 +0000

You began the writing process by writing stories about your grandfather for yourself as a way to cherish your memories of him. Tell us how that evolved into writing books for teens.

Through writing, I was able to express and deal with emotional issues that were locked deep inside of me – some I [... More]

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Dust Yourself Off

Tomaca — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:51:26 +0000

TweetBy Sarita Thomas

The late singer Aliyah, singer of "Dust Yourself Off"

Dust yourself off….This title is more than just one of my favorite songs by my favorite singer, the late great Aaliyah. It has also been my motto for many years. A blue print of sorts, that describes what drives me [... More]

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