I remember the first checking account I ever opened. It was at a local bank here in Memphis and not only was it free, but they threw in $100 just for signing up. Needless to say I was excited. Since then, I have only changed banks once and that was when I got married. [...]
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The Silence of Starvation
August 3rd, 2011 
Amy Dunbar As she knelt over her lifeless child, pain pulsed through her body. This wasn’t supposed to happen. They were supposed to make it. Her heart wanted to cry, but there were no tears. Rather, her wide, brown, sallow eyes cried with their gaze. Looking at her only child laying beside her no words, no moans [...]
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Tags: Famine in Somalia, Feed the hungry, Isaiah 58:10, Starvation in Somalia 
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Confessions of Vanity: Make Me Beautiful . . . Please!
July 30th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Standing in the checkout line of Wal-Mart with nothing to do but wait, I started looking at magazines. Shape, Women’s Day, In Style, Cosmo and other beauty/fashion magazines sit next to all the house keeping/cooking magazines like Rachel Ray, Better Homes and Gardens, Real Simple, and more. Most of the time I just glaze over [...]
Posted in Weekly Wake-Up Tags: Beauty Magazines, Beauty Tips for Women, Clear Skin for Moms, Jetson Beauty 1 Comment »
Guilt, Dominoes, and the End of the World
July 20th, 2011 Amy Dunbar I’m guilty! Guilty I tell you. I am guilty of being too busy. I know this sounds harsh, but it’s true. From the minute I wake to the moment my eyes saunter into blissful sleep, I am on the go. I clean. I cook. I work from home. I change diapers and wipe tears. I [...]
Posted in Weekly Wake-Up Tags: Financial Armaggedon, national debt, staying informed, US default No Comments »
