Where It is…...

This IS it! It is THIS! Your life. Not over there, or back there, or if this happens, or when that happens. Embrace now! Love now! Aim high, but don’t waste your IT away. Posted via email from dotjenna’s posterous Tweet This...

Thankful for Peace...

This week is Thanksgiving, a time to give thanks for what we are blessed to have. This is the time of year when we return to our roots, visit our families and keep the rituals that we’ve had since birth. A time to step away from the hustle and bustle of life in the information age, to a place where memories are stored. A time for giving thanks for our blessings, for our family and for love. What will you do this...

Obama administration sings new tune on foreclosure...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Obama administration is singing a different tune about foreclosures. A year ago, officials focused on stemming the foreclosure tide. Now they are touting the need for foreclosures to rebuild the housing market. Last week Phyllis Caldwell, head of the Treasury Department’s Homeownership Preservation Office, told a congressional panel that “an important part of ensuring longer-term...

Obama administration sings new tune on foreclosure...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Obama administration is singing a different tune about foreclosures. A year ago, officials focused on stemming the foreclosure tide. Now they are touting the need for foreclosures to rebuild the housing market. Last week Phyllis Caldwell, head of the Treasury Department’s Homeownership Preservation Office, told a congressional panel that “an important part of ensuring longer-term...

3 ways low mortgage rates can work for you...

(MONEY Magazine) — Just when it looked as if mortgage rates couldn’t fall any further, they did. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages (excluding jumbos) hit an average of 4.3% in September, the lowest level since 1953, according to Freddie Mac, and are still hovering below 4.5%. Fifteen-year rates are even more mouthwatering: 3.8%. Mind you, those are averages. The most creditworthy borrowers can do even...

The Powerful Role of Laughter in Small Groups...

Recently, researchers from North Carolina State University used jury deliberations recorded during a capital murder case to study the role of laughter in small group dynamics. They were particularly interested in using the transcripts of jury deliberations (of a capital punishment case) to study laughter because there is very little research on the role of laughter in communication, particularly when divorced from...

Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie...

Source: AllRecipes.com Ingredients 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup margarine, melted 3 tablespoons white sugar 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 tablespoon orange juice Directions To prepare crust, combine crumbs, sugar and margarine in a mixing bowl. Press mixture...

Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie...

Source: AllRecipes.com Ingredients 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup margarine, melted 3 tablespoons white sugar 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 tablespoon orange juice Directions To prepare crust, combine crumbs, sugar and margarine in a mixing bowl. Press mixture...