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Comforting Across the Miles
The phone rings and a familiar voice gasps, "Mom?" And then sounds
of sobbing come over the line. My motherly mind races through several
sad scenarios and I have to rein in my thoughts of the possible worst
to simply ask, "What's wrong?"
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Identity Theft Happens
 Identity theft happens regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. In fact, a growing target is among university students. Many people turn to identity recovery programs once they have become the victim of identity fraud. Or they may attempt to "clean up" the incident themselves.
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A Shout Out to Hospitable Parents
 When daughter number one was transitioning between college and
graduate school she opted to go to New Orleans, a city where we didn't
know anyone. She insisted on going straight from college graduation to
New Orleans. She was to have a job starting in six weeks and would be
in school at Tulane University and living off school loans in two and a
half months. But in the meantime, she had no money, no job and nowhere
to live.
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Signs of Distress
 When Tawnya's grandmother passed away after a long and painful illness
it sent the whole family into a tailspin. Grandma had been the
spiritual head of the family. She was the one that family members went
to when they wanted advice or comfort. With Grandma gone the family
stopped attending faith based meetings and stopped celebrating
spiritual holidays. Family traditions were dropped. Tawnya's mother
became somewhat bitter. Her father became mildly depressed. And her
sisters became somewhat withdrawn. But Tawnya was impacted most of all.
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The Season I Dread Most
 As a parent of a college aged daughter I dread January. 'Tis the season
of getting taxes done early so I can get the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completed.
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