
	We all need breathing space from our routines, relatives, and other relationships. But here's my biggest struggle: how to get away from me. I often get on my own nerves. When I start to gripe at myself, I sometimes head for the beauty parlor, maybe because it's such a girly thing to do. Of course I enjoy the personal attention and usually the results. Besides, it gives me a mini breathing space. I think every woman should have a lost-in-space place. It needs to be something you do and somewhere you go that not only pleases your senses but also results in satisfaction. What a reprieve for our emotions to have something to look forward to in the midst of the hustle and bustle, even if it's just to take a few moments to flip through the pages of a home magazine or to sink into the wonder of a well-woven tale. After a few pages of walking around in someone else's fiction, our reality seems easier to face. After a good read I seem to breathe easier. Last week to unplug I went for my first professional facial, which had to have been invented by angels on a sabbatical. It was heavenly. Excerpted from I Second That Emotion copyright © 2008 by Patsy Clairmont. Published in Nashville by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.


	Remember the TV show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman? If you enjoyed that, you'll love Tamera Alexander's novel The Inheritance. Like Dr. Quinn, McKenna Ashford is a woman working at a "man's job" (though in McKenna's case she does it secretly). Join McKenna and her rebellious younger brother as they try to make a fresh start in Colorado Territory, where things aren't always what they seem. There's plenty of romance—U.S. Marshal Wyatt Caradon takes care of that. And the prayer Wyatt prays may just become your own heart's cry. Read more about The Inheritance here.


	Do you know how to breathe? That seems like a silly question, since you're (hopefully!) breathing right now. But do you know how to take in a deep, cleansing breath that will help relieve tension and supply your blood with fresh life-giving oxygen? It's not difficult—you can do it right now. 1. Sit (or stand) up straight—your lungs need room to expand. 2. Slowly inhale through your nose, counting to five in your head. Don't raise your shoulders; let your tummy expand as you breathe in. (It's OK, really.) 3. Exhale through your mouth for a count of eight. 4. Repeat as needed. Now didn't that feel good?

Red Swan & The Revolve Tour

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"I would like to use Red Swan to raise money to send a group of teenage girls to the Revolve Tour this year. How do I get more boxes?"

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