Mane Highlights for Friday November 22, 2013

Hear Me Roar!: I am excited to announce that I am now a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com!  This great online forum is filled with inspiring articles and guides for the spiritual journey.  If you have been following my blog, you may recognize my first column on CatholicMom: http://catholicmom.com/2013/11/18/is-the-bar-to-heaven-really-that-low/.  The article titled, "Is the Bar to Heaven Really that Low?" was first posted on the LOD blog.  

The reflection this week takes a look at revenge by focusing on a beloved childhood movie character from The Princess Bride.  I found it fascinating to hear from the actor who played Inigo Montoya as he reflects on his character and reveals what he has learned from that character now that he is twenty years down the road of life.  

We are fortunate to have such great medical care in this country and so many interventions at our fingertips.  However, with vaccines for every single cold, infection, and illness, should we become more vigilant before getting in line?  I take a look this week at the flu shot - facts, misnomers, and some helpful ways to make the best choice for your family.

        Reflection of the Week: The Revenge Business 

The Princess Bride is famously remembered as a childhood classic for many.  Of the many flavorful characters in the movie, Inigo Montoya captured audiences with his favorite line before enacting his revenge!  The actor who played Inigo has a profound reflection on his character looking back on the movie.  Continue

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Chic of the Week: Flu Shot or Not?

With all the hype about getting a Flu Shot there is a lot of fear among the general public that the flu has become a deadly and incurable epidemic.  On the other hand there are people who swear that the worst case of the flu they have ever encountered happened directly after getting the flu shot.  So which is?  What are the facts?  Do we run right out and get every single vaccine released?  Continue

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         You may be sentimental, a woman, or pregnant if...

Each year as the holiday season comes upon us, marketers try to get to our purse through our heart.  From Hallmark to Kay Jewelers and everything in between I find myself getting choked up at what can only be described as 30 second Lifetime movies!  The winner this year so far goes out to - Kohl's Forever Young commercial.