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What makes a family tradition something worth holding on to? This question has weighed heavily on me for years. When I was 17 years old, I left home. I used college as an excuse to get out of an overwhelmingly […]

Traditions help us to remember and grow.  We can look back to happy times from our past and they help us to connect to our present and our future.  Remembering our past and our traditions help us to connect to a p […]

Traditions are stories, beliefs, rituals, and customs that are passed to family, from one generation to the next. Research shows that these traditions are important in building strong family relationships […]

Elizabeth talks about how when women don’t get along what really happens, and how men feel about it.

If there’s one word to describe this generation of young people, it would be “entitled”. Our children have been handed everything they could ever desire, video games, toys, cell phones, cars, entertainment. Many […]

When we think of traditions, we generally think of occasions or events that we continue from generation to generation. You may or may not realize that a tradition could be statements, beliefs, legends, customs, […]

Recently, my husband and I attended a volunteer fire department’s annual BBQ dinner and auction. As the only fundraiser they have for the year, hundreds of people crammed into that small metal fire station to s […]

The back of his hands were as dark as a cow’s hide and almost as leathery while his arms where white as a lily. The skin on the back of his neck matched his hands, yet his legs were paler than his arms. I r […]

At some time in your life, you’ll probably be faced with a diet change that’s necessary for your health. Sometimes, like for pregnancy, it’s expected that some diet shift might be needed, but that doesn’t make it […]

We all have had life changing transitions whether personal, career, health or relationships among many others. Each one of these is an opportunity for growth and a life event that may cause you to feel unexpected […]

Sometimes we feel happy and sad all at once.   Sometimes we smile and miss someone at the same time.  Sometimes we love one another and hate what we have become. Sometimes we get stuck or feel the pull of going b […]

Spending summers in Jordan probably doesn’t sound like a vacation to most. After all, isn’t the Middle East a hotbed of unrest and turbulence?  Not so Jordan. Although it’s surrounded in every direction by confli […]

As discussed in last month’s article, each season can represent an opportunity to discover, accept, and/or appreciate God’s perfect timing and acknowledge our own lack of control over such.  As promised, in th […]

There are few things in life more damaging than divorce. It’s financially draining, emotionally traumatic and can cause serious health effects. According to a 2009 study, recently separated or divorced adults hav […]

You are a smart business owner. You know you have to watch where your money goes, keep up with efficiency, and make your customers happy. Fortunately, there is a ton of technology available that can help you do […]

My middle son is a firecracker. He is an amazing 11 year old that loves sports, drawing and reading. He loves to pretend and use to always be in costume no matter where we were. For the first several years of his […]

As most of us already know, Dory is the wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss about every 10 seconds or so.

At times, when I’m going about my day, I sort of feel like Dory… thinking to […]

I wanted to put a curse word in the title of this piece but I doubt it would make it past the censors, so I held off. But wow, folks, we are seeing what I think is a bit of a phenomenon out there right now and […]

My son came home today, went immediately to his room and when asked what was wrong, began to cry. He’s in the 5th grade but is taking a pre-AP 6th grade math class and has recently been having some problems. Not w […]

When you hear the word transition, what comes to mind?  Do you envision a butterfly from a chrysalis?  Perhaps transitioning from a young lady to a woman?  Maybe it is the physical transformation from being ov […]