Valuing Selfless Love Over Modern Valentine Myths
A reader suggests guiding children toward the St Valentine story and genuine love over romance driven by infatuation. Practical ideas include comparing true love traits with infatuation, discussing romantic media, and adding chocolate to reinforce healthy, educational dialogue about feelings and relationships.
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Creative Living features reuse projects and onion tips
The program on February 14 and 16 offers segments on recycling old doors into headboards and room dividers, yarn accessory making, and onion cutting with storage and tear-reduction tips. Also coverage includes ballet costume tips, elder abuse prevention, and proper egg cooking.
Chocolate Plant as a Valentine Gift
The article outlines growing a chocolate plant from Theobroma cacao seeds and caring for an indoor plant, noting warmth and humidity needs, light requirements, and annual outdoor exposure. It explains seed processing into cocoa and chocolate, with historical notes on Mayan and Spanish use.
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Romance and finance five tips for couples on Valentine spending
This article outlines five practical tips for couples to manage money before and after Valentine’s Day. It covers having money talks, writing a spending plan, compromising, paying off debt, and building an emergency fund to reduce stress and protect long term romance.
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Hands that Touch a Heart Valentine program aids soldiers
Children in eastern Kentucky craft handprint cards for soldiers and nursing home residents via the Boyd County Library. The Hands that Touch a Heart program invites all ages to trace or paint hands, decorate cards, and sign with personal messages, with materials available through Friday.
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