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Nobody’s Perfect

February 1, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

2012 roses

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Journey to Joy (J2J)

11-11-11: Wearing Purple & Free at Last

November 11, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

  Tonight I’m celebrating my 400th post with Bitzie curled up next to me and wearing her purple.  We are celebrating the veteran survivors of wars fought with the terrorists […]

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Hoda Kotb: “You can’t scare me.” (Book Review + More)

November 11, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Hold on tightly to the things you love and get rid of the things you don’t. – Hoda Kotb Hoda Kotb, Today Show co-host, Dateline correspondent, and breast cancer survivor, […]

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Louise L. Hay: You Can Heal Your Life

October 30, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

Your thoughts create your life. – Louise L. Hay Louise L. Hay recently celebrated her 85th birthday with 400 friends and colleagues.  She survived childhood rape and incest; child abuse, neglect and […]

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Dr. Christine McFadden: Love Dispensed Here

October 29, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 6 Comments

Christine McFadden, DVM It was just to destroy me. – Dr. Christine McFadden She went out for a morning walk with her best friend, Amy Velasquez, and came home to find all four of […]

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Dr. Robin L. Smith: The Truth About Great Marriages (Book Review + More)

October 27, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

I have known what it is to live a lie ~ to want so badly to keep a relationship that I made myself invisible. . . I would like to […]

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Carlene Cross: Fleeing Fundamentalism (Book Review)

October 24, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

Job, education, emancipation. . .my new mantra. I was getting out. – Carlene Cross   Carlene Cross wanted to write about the history of fundamentalism, but her publisher thought her book should […]

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Michele Weldon: I Closed My Eyes & Writing to Save Your Life (Book Reviews + More)

October 23, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

I have won because I have won myself back. I claim me. – Michele Weldon Michele Weldon has survived domestic violence and breast cancer.  She is passionately vocal about fathers who […]

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Robin Givens: Grace Will Lead me Home (Book Review + More)

October 22, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

Use your smile to change the world, don’t let the world change your smile! – Robin Simone Givens “Amazing Grace” is the theme of Robin Given’s compelling memoir, Grace Will […]

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Erin Gray: “I’m Worth It” and “We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”

October 18, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

When L’Oreal wanted to tell women “I’m worth it,” they selected Erin Gray to deliver the message.  She was also the face of Virginia Slim’s “we’ve come a long way, […]

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