This is not a test! This is a real Art of Eloquence emergency! Well, not really, but I got your attention, didn't I? LOL I actually do have a very good reason for alarming you with this blog post. We are suspending our regularly scheduled blog posts this month to bring you some exciting and important Art of Eloquence news! When the Art of Eloquence emergency is over, we will resume our regularly scheduled blog posts of articles, FUNdamentals, reviews and Ask JoJo posts. Here now is the first of four important Art of Eloquence announcements: We've had our Fire Sale going for four months now and, while many of you have taken advantage of our $150 dollar package for...
Pulling this month's blog series all together, here's what we learned from this blog series so far: Words don't always communicate love, but specific details communicate love more effectively. Actions communicate love. Thoughtful, personalized, and even inexpensive gifts can communicate more love. How do you determine what your spouse considers showing love? Listen! 1. Listen to the comments your spouse makes when he/she receives a gift. Listen to what they don't say. Read between the lines. 2. ASK! Trust me when I say that it doesn't ruin the mystery if you go right up to her and ask what kinds of ways she likes to feel your love. It doesn't destroy the space/time continuum if you ask your husband how...
Today is English Language Day. To celebrate, I found this adorable 102 y/o man to explain English to us.
And that about "somes" it up, doesn't it? LOL
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