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DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for seven years. My significant other, “Gabe,” and I bought a home together. We are also raising three of his grandsons. I pay half of the mortgage, utilities, food, maintenance and personal necessities. We both pay for our own insurance, car loans and gas.

Having been thrown from a vehicle during an accident, Vicki suffered a basal skull fracture, a broken back, and a broken neck. Like so many others who have lived through a Near Death Experience (NDE), Vicki found herself hovering over the accident scene.

(Another childhood memory by local, Cheryl Lynne Lucas). Jesus spoke to me in a vision when I was 6. This happened when Momma rented an old, little log house in Grants Pass, Oregon.

A mirror has a tough job. To show you how fit, skinny or fat your body is. Your clothes have a tougher job, to make your body look good. Your body that is fit, ski…well, no need, you already have yourself categorized.

DEAR ABBY: I saw my husband’s Instagram account, and he’s following only women who show their bodies provocatively. Is that emotional cheating, or is it just lust? Also, is that grounds for divorce? His looking at and lusting after women online hurts my feelings.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026 Today is the 21st day of 2026 and the 32nd day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris. In 1861, Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate to lead the Confederacy during the Civil War.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 40 years and share the same friendships -- joint, his and mine. We have camped, hosted parties and traveled with the same friends.

DEAR ABBY: I am neat and organized, but my wife is the opposite. She’s messy and disorganized. I knew it before we married, but we made a handshake deal that she’d make an effort to pick up after herself once we moved in together. Unfortunately, it hasn’t happened.

Faith is a hard word to define, but the eleventh chapter of Hebrews does it best, giving many examples of people who lived in Bible times. The following is a quick scan of stories for you to read on your own. They will be worth your time.

The chief fault and default position that seems to lead to the decline in the number of husbands and wives.” A line taken from a song released decades ago, and recently re-released by Brookes & Dunn. Still so true today. The song is talking about Pride - the chief fault of us all.