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Posted on Jul 9, 2015Aug 9, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

Last Year at Home: Making Your Time Meaningful

My teenage daughter has just begun her last year of living at home before she goes off to college. I plan on filling this year …

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Posted on May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

The Importance of Boy “Friends”

I’ve been single for a few years now, and — I have to say — I love it. After having been unhappy for so many …

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Posted on Apr 8, 2015May 26, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

What It Means to Fight like a Girl

I was recently channel surfing while one of us was sick and trapped at home, and I came across a movie entitled Enough, starring Jennifer …

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Posted on Mar 3, 2015Mar 23, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

The Truth About Fathers

The truth about fathers is that anyone can technically be one if they are able to produce sperm. “Fathering” a child in the legal sense means, …

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Posted on Feb 25, 2015Mar 15, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

The Truth about Credit Cards

Today’s young adults will most likely never pay off their credit card debts. I don’t want my kids to be a part of that group, …

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Posted on Jan 31, 2015Jan 31, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

Part 6: How Mrs. Johnson’s Home for Broken Boys Came to Be by Jerri Sparks

The 6th installment in Mrs.Johnson’s Home for Broken Boys. There have only been two people I couldn’t save in all of the encounters I’ve had …

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Posted on Jan 20, 2015Feb 15, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

The Highs and Lows of Pot Use

Marijuana is having its long-awaited legal day in the sun with the legalization of the drug in Colorado. Specialty shops have sprung up with eager …

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Posted on Dec 11, 2014Dec 11, 2014 by: Jerri Sparks

Learning to Love Yourself

Since it is the Christmas season and gift giving is on most people’s minds, I’ve spent some time thinking about the best gift I can …

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Posted on Nov 29, 2014Jan 14, 2015 by: Jerri Sparks

Part 5: A Hard Landing — Jimmy Returns by Jerri Sparks

The 5th installment in Mrs.Johnson’s Home for Broken Boys.   On my last day in North Carolina I could hardly sleep. I was about to …

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