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On the personal side Erica is the loving wife of the group’s award winning and platinum selling producer – Warryn Campbell, II.  Erica & Warryn will be celebrating 11 amazing years of marriage this May.  Together this dynamic duo not only racked up hits on the charts and awards galore, but all of that pales in comparison to their greatest productions; their 3 beautiful children; 7 year old Krista Nicole, almost 2 year old Warryn III and their newest arrival in January, little Ms. Zaya Monique.  These two make beautiful music and beautiful babies together.

Erica is the big sister of the group; the ladies are 2 years and 2 days apart; and have spent their lives in parallel to one another.  They both often reflect on the fact that either one of them couldn’t see themselves paired up with anyone else.

At the end of Season 2, Erica embraced the start of a  solo career and break from the duo.  Mary Mary was renewed for a third  season.

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Da’ T.R.U.T.H. came by the office and  did this “Stellar” performance. Check it out and be inspired!

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Affirmation For Today: Today I Am Able To Deal With Anything Calmly

An affirmation is a great way to start training your mind toward a positive way of thinking.  Coupled with other positive thinking exercises, a positive affirmation will help you overcome any obstacle that is put in front of you.  The object of these positive thinking exercises is to ensure that you train the most powerful muscle in your body: your brain.

Here is your affirmation for today which can help keep your day in alignment with your desire to be able to deal with anything calmly.

Affirmation For Today: Today I Am Able To Deal With Anything Calmly

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Write the affirmation down

and / or program an alert in your phone /computer to repeat throughout the day

for inspiration to your brain.

Affirmation For Today: Today I Am Able To Deal With Anything Calmly

New Music: Yolanda Adams “Be Still”

The song is a comforting reminder that we need to be still and listen.

It was produced by Drathoven.

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1- Instead of telling your daughter she can’t see him, make sure she understands the rules of dating. This will be much easier if you’ve had these rules in place since she’s been allowed to date. That way she won’t think you’re ‘picking on’ her new boyfriend. The rules should include when and where she can see her boyfriend. What her curfew is as well as how late she is allowed to be on the phone or on the computer. Feel free to add any additional rules that you think might be helpful. Be careful with the rules as rebellion may rear its head.

2- When explaining the household rules make sure the boyfriend is present. Again, this makes it tough for him to play games and pretend like he didn’t know what the rules were. Make the conversation friendly and casual and include both your daughter and her boyfriend… no matter how mortified she seems to be.

One of the things many parents worry about is the type of people their kids are hanging out with. No where is this worry more real; than if your daughters boyfriend seems like someone who can cause trouble.

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Many students do not absorb learning rapidly, it gives them a chance to reprise at their own pace. Some are too hyperactive at school to really have absorbed the details around the topic.. at least not well enough to ask questions and identify gaps. This is their chance.Here are some tips to guide the way:

1. Know the teachers — and what they’re looking for. Attend school events, such as parent-teacher conferences, to meet your child’s teachers. Ask about their homework policies and how you should be involved.
2. Set up a homework-friendly area. Make sure kids have a well-lit place to complete homework. Keep supplies — paper, pencils, glue, scissors — within reach.
3. Schedule a regular study time. Some kids work best in the afternoon, following a snack and play period; others may prefer to wait until after dinner.
4. Help them make a plan. On heavy homework nights or when there’s an especially hefty assignment to tackle, encourage your child break up the work into manageable chunks. Create a work schedule for the night if necessary — and take time for a 15-minute break every hour, if possible.
5. Keep distractions to a minimum. This means no TV, loud music, or phone calls. (Occasionally, though, a phone call to a classmate about an assignment can be helpful.)

Ideally, the purpose of homework is to help reinforce what was taught in class. Sometimes its purpose is to gather extra information beyond what was taught in class.

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1. Flip over your mattress. This will even out the weight and maximize its lifespan.

2. Wash the pillows. Most pillows, whether they’re down or polyester, can be cleaned in your washing machine; just double-check the label. Place two pillows maximum per wash cycle and use a mild detergent. Make sure to thoroughly dry down and feather pillows using, since dampness can lead to mold. Dry synthetic pillows on low heat and add a couple of tennis balls covered in cleans socks to refluff the pillows.

3. Empty dressers and cabinets and use a vacuum attachment to suck up any loose particles.

4. Wash bedding you don’t normally wash like the mattress pad, bed skirt, and comforter. Most bedding can be machine-washed with cold water and mild soap and dried on low heat in the dryer. However, some down comforters need to be professionally dry cleaned. This will be indicated on the care label.

5. Wash the window using warm water and few drops of dish soap.

6. Clean blinds by using a vacuum attachment and sliding it across the blinds from top to bottom. Then, dip a clean cloth in soapy water, wring it out, and spot clean any stains. Dab with a clean cloth to dry.

7. Machine-wash, or, if necessary, dry clean, window drapes and panels. Also, consider switching out thick window treatments with a lighter fabric.

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In larger homes in the United States and Canada, the living room may be reserved for more formal and quiet entertaining, while a separate room—such as a den, family room, or recreation room is used for leisure and informal entertainment. A great room combines the functions of one or more of these room

1. Dust display shelves. Remove everything from the shelves, dust the surface, and then dust each item before replacing it.

2. Shampoo or steam clean the rugs. No matter how much you spot-clean and vacuum, there still might be stained fibers that can make your carpets look dingy. A deep clean will brighten it up. But because antique and Oriental rugs have delicate fibers, they require professional cleaning.

3. Machine-wash or dry clean the drapes as instructed on their care labels. And, keep in mind that many natural-fiber fabrics can be washed at home.

4. Vacuum and, if necessary, spot clean all your furniture and chairs.

5. Dust inside of lamps.

6. Clean off the TV screen by simply wiping it down with a microfiber cloth lightly dampened with distilled water — you’ll be surprised at how much clearer the picture will be!

7. Remove any item that shouldn’t be there — i.e. shoes — and place back into the rightful place.

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They have always proven that they have the staying power and the strength in the Name of God to teach, reach and meet everyone where they are in their walk of life.

These are the Top 10 Mary Mary Videos of all time.

10 “Shackles (Praise You)- Of course you know this song. The chorus “Took the shackles off my feet so I can dance.” It was the first time many of us had the voices of two ladies who were encouraging us to get up and dance.

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9 “Thank You”- The song inspires you to hold on just one more day. The lyrics “tragedies are commonplace/ All kinds of diseases, people are slipping away/ Economies down, people don’t get/ Enough pay/ But as for me all I can say is Thank you Lord for all you done for me” is enough to motivate you forward.

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#2 “How I Got Over” The video just takes you to church. It just reminds you that these women are blessed with the Spirit.

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1. Take medicine cabinet inventory. Throw away anything that’s expired.

2. Clean the fan and vent.

3. Wash the shower curtain.

4. Donate old and worn towels to your nearest animal shelter.

5. De-scum the shower head. If you can easily remove the head, soak it in a pot of one part-vinegar and one-part water and bring it to a simmer for 20 minutes. Then, brush off any deposits with a toothbrush. If your shower head is not a removable fixture, pour hot water and vinegar into a zip-lock bag and secure it around the shower head with durable tape, like painter’s tape. Let it soak for eight hours, then brush off any remaining deposit particles with a toothbrush.

6. Scrub the sink, toilet and tub.

7. Clean mirrors and any windows using our

8. Pour boiling water down the drain to clear out any sludge.

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Check out the list below:

The most common bathroom blunder is falling into the toilet when the seat is left up (85%).

33 percent of moms have sleepily brushed their teeth with something other than toothpaste.

70 percent of house guests snoop through other peoples medicine cabinets and drawers.

433 million miles of toilet paper is how much Americans use annually and this could stretch to the sun and back.

43 percent of homes in the U.S. have two or more bathrooms, and 18 percent of those homeowners scrub and clean their shower in the nude.

The sink has 100,000 germs per square inch, where the toilet seat only has 100 germs per square inch.

Paper towels decrease hand bacteria by 29 percent, a hand dryer increases it by 162 percent

Pomegranates studded with cloves were used as the first attempt at making toilet air-freshner

King George II of Great Britain died falling off a toilet on the 25th of October 1760.

The first toilet cubicle in a row is the least used (and consequently cleanest).

The toilet is flushed more times during the super bowl halftime than at any time during the year.

The toilet handle in a public restroom can have up to 40,000 germs per square inch

55.2% will let someone else come in the bathroom while they’re using the toilet.

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One of those decisions could surround forgiveness. The dictionary defines forgiveness as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. Giving forgiveness can take work.

Here are 8 steps to get started.

1- Define your emotion. Know exactly how you feel about what happened and be able to articulate what about the situation is not OK.

2- Decide your action. Make a commitment to yourself to do what you have to do to feel better. Forgiveness is for you and not for anyone else.

3- Know that forgiving is not condoning.Forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation with the person that hurt you, or condoning of their action. What you are after is to find peace. Forgiveness can be defined as the “peace and understanding that come from blaming that which has hurt you less, taking the life experience less personally, and changing your grievance story.”

4- Understand what is happening or has happened. Get the right perspective on what is happening. Recognize that your primary distress is coming from the hurt feelings, thoughts and physical upset you are suffering now, not what offended you or hurt you two minutes – or ten years – ago. Forgiveness helps to heal those hurt feelings.

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5- Manage your reaction. At the moment you feel upset practice a simple stress management technique to soothe your body’s flight or fight response.

6- Understand that you can control only you. Give up expecting things from other people, or your life, that they do not choose to give you. Recognize the “unenforceable rules” you have for your health or how you or other people must behave. Remind yourself that you can hope for health, love, peace and prosperity and work hard to get them.

7-Stop replaying it in your mind. Put your energy into looking for another way to get your positive goals met than through the experience that has hurt you. Instead of mentally replaying your hurt seek out new ways to get what you want.

8- Move forward in life and not dwell on the past. Remember that a life well lived is your best revenge. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, and thereby giving the person who caused you pain power over you, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Forgiveness is about personal power.

Remember if you are looking ahead you can see where you are going.

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Here is a list to kick start cleaning your kitchen.

1. Wipe down the freezer. Clear out the contents, and clean it with a solution of one to two tablespoons of baking soda and one-quart hot water.
2. Soak all oven knobs, burners, burner covers and spill catchers in hot water with dish soap. Clean the oven and stove, then rinse the soaking items and replace them.
3. If possible, pull out the stove and refrigerator and sweep and mop behind them.
4. Clean all small appliances like toasters, blenders and coffeemakers.
5. Clean refrigerator coils. It will boost energy efficiency, saving you money in the long run.
6. Sweep and mop the floor.
7. Throw out any expired products from the cabinets and refrigerator.
8. Pour hot water down the sink drain to clear out any drain sludge.

There are also a wide variety of cultural traditions around spring cleaning, most notably from the Near and Middle East. In Iranian tradition, spring marks the ancient festival of Nowruz, which is preceded by Spring cleaning, or Khouneh Tekouni, which literally means ‘shaking the house’. Extensive spring-cleaning is a national tradition observed by almost every household in Iran. In the Jewish tradition, the Passover holiday occurs in the spring and is marked by removing all leavened (yeast risen) breads from the house. It’s important to make sure that not even a crumb of leavened bread remains, and so Passover is always preceded by two weeks of extensive spring cleaning. In keeping with America’s great heritage as a cultural melting pot, it’s believed that these two traditions may have contributed to the roots of our national interest in spring cleaning.

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