Eight Great Movies by The Sea
BY KAREN COOPER As the hot summer days approach, your mind may wander to the seaside. Let the warmth of the sun, the sound of the waves, the beauty of […]
Reassess, Refocus, Repurpose, and Reclaim Your Life: Make the Most of Mistakes that May be Blessings in Disguise
BY SUSAN SCHABACKER Instead of labeling your life lessons as mistakes or failures, reflect on what went wrong, then improve your outlook and move forward. Sometimes it’s the setbacks that […]
A Visit to the “Root Cellar”
BY JEAN MARIE JOHNSON I was in a funk the other day. Well, it wasn’t a day…more like three weeks. I wasn’t depressed, just out-of-sorts and unsettled. I played the […]
Patiently Rooted: Trailing + Climbing Plants
BY KELLI MESSICK, OWNER OF PATIENTLY ROOTED Hi, plant friends! My name is Kelli and my goal is to help more people become plant people and see all the amazing […]
When Things Don’t Go as Planned
BY LESLIE SPEAS How did you imagine your life? Has it turned out differently than you expected? I feel sure that, for pretty much all of us, life hasn’t been […]
The Publisher Perspective: July 2022
PHOTO BY JEJ PHOTOS Being on the water is my happy place. Maybe it’s because I’m a Pisces or maybe it’s because I have a lot of great childhood memories […]
Triad Honor Flight
As a nation, we owe a debt to those who served during WWII, known as ‘the greatest generation,’ the Korean War and Vietnam War, that we can never repay. The […]
Celebrate International Friendship Day
BY ANGELIA CORNATZER “In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” – Unknown Friends are the ones we call when the amazing stuff is happening, and the ones […]
Learning to Be a Military Mom: Part 2
“Each of the patriots who we remember on this day was first a beloved son or daughter, brother or sister, spouse, friend and neighbor.” (George W. Bush) President Bush made […]
How to Keep Adult Friendships Thriving in the Midst of Daily Chaos
It’s funny the things we take for granted as children, like spending time with our friends. As we get older, friendships are just as important, yet time marches on and […]
