God Works In Mysterious Ways

It's been some time since my last post and so I will do my best to summarize the last few months. I wasn't sure if I was going to or really how to write about this, but here it goes... Earlier this year on a Saturday in February I pulled back my hair to put it up in a pony tail and discovered an ugly black spot on a birthmark that I have had all my life in my hairline at my right temple. Within a week I was at the dermatogist office to have a biopsy and then a week later I had surgery to remove the entire birthmark and some surrounding tissue due to the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. With the side of my head shaved and 13 stitches, my video blogging on the MoreWebsiteTraffic channel went on hiatus. Focused on my recovery and finishing my Spring semester of graduate classes I had no idea that I had a new beginning ahead of me that would be life changing. In mid-March I found out that my husband and I were expecting, by May the doctor revealed on ultrasound that we were expecting TWINS! We now know that the twins are identical twin girls. God truely works in mysterious ways. Today on the 28th of August I am 28 weeks pregnant and very much looking forward to our family growing in late October or early November with the new additions. God bless.

File Taxes Electronically & Cut Your Risk Of An Audit

Earlier today on ABC, Channel 7 in Chicago a tax man gave some tips for tax help to the 40% of people that have yet to file their income taxes. When asked how to cut your chances of being audited he gave two replies, "Be honest and File Electronically."

So, no more excuses. Its time to take one more thing off your list and here are the links to get it done:

• H&R Block (Benefit: price discount of 15% as of 3/4/2008)
• TurboTax (Benefit: e-file federal 1040EZ for Free)

Ok, we all know we should use our refund to pay off debt and save. What are you going to do with your refund?

Celebrate Life With Those You Love

The darkness of winter and the heavy clothes to stay warm from the bitter cold seem to add to a feeling of a sort of human hibernation for me. I could easily get lost in deep thought questioning why people do the things they do, making a choice of their own that takes away a choice for so many others. And just as I descend deeper in thought, a reporter's voice breaks through to inform me and all others listening that Dan Parmenter told his friend that when he dies to celebrate his life. Those words reminded me that living life and creating memories for those that love us and to give them something to celebrate at a time that otherwise could be so cold, dark and isolated, is a gift. To live life with love, laughs, tears, and other emotion is to be alive and able to make memories. While I am a NIU graduate student, I didn't know personally Dan Parmenter, Ryanne Mace, Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, or Julianna Gehant to be able to celebrate their life with a memory; however, what better way to honor them then to know they inspire us to live in a way that will create memories for our loved ones to celebrate our own life when the time comes.

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Get Ready, Get Set, Don't Go Anywhere When You Can File Online

Soon your human resources or payroll department will be furnishing you with your W-2 forms enabling you to file your taxes. You've worked hard last year to pay Uncle Sam and now is the time to determine if he owes you a refund or you owe him. To make things a little easier for my faithful blog readers, I've provided links for federal online tax preperation services:

• H&R Block (Benefit: price discount of 15% as of 1/12/2008)
• TurboTax (Benefit: e-file 1040EZ Free)

Here's to making it easy to file your taxes and may you all receive refunds!