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Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 8-14, 2012

In a typical week, the Insurance blog at Families.com will have fourteen different articles appear on it. It can be easy to miss something that you really should read about. Every week, I do an Insurance Blog Week in Review, to help you “ketchup” about everything that has hit the blog in the past seven days. ACLU Fights Michigan Domestic Partner Health Insurance Ban Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a law that bans public entities from providing health insurance coverage to the same-sex domestic partners of employees. The ACLU feels that this law serves no purpose except to discriminate against … Continue reading →

Car Sharing and Your Auto Insurance Policy

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Companies in several states have started working with a brand new idea. Car sharing is a convenient service that allows you to borrow someone else’s car for a limited amount of time. Would you be willing to share your car? How would that affect your auto insurance policy? It seems that having access to a car, and being able to hold a job, are intrinsically entwined in the United States. Very few people live close enough to their place of employment to be able to walk there. The majority of Americans need to drive their car in order to get … Continue reading →

Pride vs. Charity

Let’s face it. We’ve all had times in our lives when we’ve had to receive hand-outs. At least, we perceived them as hand-outs—chances are, they were lovingly given offerings of help. But it’s hard to accept them in the same spirit sometimes. We want to be self-sufficient, and when we fall on hard times, it can be difficult to accept help without feeling bad about it. There is a certain amount of self-esteem that comes with providing for yourself, but there are times when it can cross a line and become pride, which is hurtful to you and your family. … Continue reading →

Marriage and Separations

Yesterday day here was Anzac Day. This year is was the 95th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing where so many Australians paid the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives. We had various services and marches that remember all the fallen heroes and those who have gone to war over the years and defended our country. Many people have had a husband, a father, a son, or some other relative or friend killed or maimed or who has served in the armed forces. It’s very moving to be part of such services. Our choir was singing at one of them. You … Continue reading →

Understanding the “Why” of Your Business

We spend a lot of time trying to figure out what we are going to do in our home businesses, and the how of what we do–but to really stay motivated and feel strong and secure in our business operations, we do need to know WHY. Why are we in business? Why do we do things the way we do and what is really, deeply motivating us? I have written before about my background in nonprofit management. While the use of the “mission statement” has seeped over into all sorts of businesses, nonprofit organizations are very obviously “mission-based”. This means … Continue reading →

A $2,500 Hand Bag for Only $60

What if you could sport a luxury handbag that costs upwards of $2,500 for just a mere $60. Would you do it? Chloe Paddington, Coach, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Prada, just take your pick. You could have a hot new designer purse every week, if you like. Two niche companies are making it possible for the average, middle-class woman to show off her millions, even if she doesn’t have them. Bag Borrow or Steal, offers the opportunity to rent out the latest handbag wants to frugal fashionistas. Membership in this rental service is $9.95 a month, although recently they have added … Continue reading →

Gospel Doctrine: His Hands on The Earth

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As Matthew 25 draws to a close, the Savior teaches us to serve those around Him when He states, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” King Benjamin taught a similar principle in Mosiah 2:17: “when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God.” The Lord knows that there is a time and a place for all things. As a mom of four small children, it can be difficult to actually seek out people to serve … Continue reading →

Pride and Service

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Miriam has written a couple of blogs over the last few months about accepting help and service. As I read these, I found myself nodding in agreement. As I thought about the subject, I realized that there really is only reason we don’t ask for help when we need it: pride. When we find ourselves struggling, we need to take a good luck within and make sure that this flaw isn’t keeping us from getting the assistance we need. There are various ways that pride manifests itself within us. Some are more obvious than others. Miriam has done a wonderful … Continue reading →

Gospel Doctrine: Pride and Charity

This week’s Sunday School lesson, appropriately titled “Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God”, contains the remainder of the Savior’s Sermon on the Mount. As I studied the first few verses, I was reminded to check the motivations for many of my actions. The Savior begins by teaching His disciples to take heed not to give alms to the poor in order to receive recognition or riches from other men. If we do seek earthly recognition, we forfeit our Heavenly reward. Similarly, we are taught not to pray in order to be seen by men, but to be seen by … Continue reading →

Is It too Much to Demand Perfection?

I recently wrote about a school where everything up on the bulletin boards have errors. Nothing, including the teacher’s comments, were correctly written–yet the work was show cased. I know that one of the “thoughts” in current educational practice is to emphasize the process rather than the product. To be honest, I give plenty of assignments that emphasize process. I think it is important for young children to have the opportunity to explore. However, yesterday I was talking to a parent who was ‘disgusted’ with her child’s teacher. A lively conversation ensued about the rigors of private elementary school in … Continue reading →