by Kathy Banta | Jan 17, 2013 | Life Issues
Part of being a parent is the joy of unexpected information coming out of your children’s mouths at the most inopportune moments. My youngest son, Charlie, has had more of those moments than most. Charlie was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum when he was three...
by Julie Anderson | Oct 17, 2012 | Life Issues
Conventional wisdom tells us that we should know how to handle the problems in our lives better than anyone else. We’re told to follow our hearts, follow our dreams, and to do what feels good to us at the moment. However, the problem with that line of thinking is...
by Tabby Finton | Oct 17, 2012 | General, Life Issues
My first and second times in an airplane were international flights. Both times I flew from Minnesota through Houston and onto Guatemala City for mission trips. The first trip was a huge success and had gone smoothly. I had come to love the Guatemalan people, so when...
by Julie Anderson | Oct 3, 2012 | Life Issues
It’s 3:50 A.M. and once again my mind whirls like tiny dirt devils whisking up thoughts, cares, and worries for the day. I am a human being faced with challenges, ideas, and life. There are many times when I sit and stare blankly at my computer screen. “What should I...
by Tabby Finton | Aug 29, 2012 | Life Issues, Self Discovery
Have you ever marked a milestone? Maybe you can say that it’s been six months since you started a project, and six months for that project is a very big deal. Or maybe a special birthday memory still makes you feel special after several years. Or a prom. Or graduation...
by Julie Anderson | Jul 19, 2012 | Life Issues
Domestic violence. It’s one of those “dirty” phrases we so often attempt to sweep under the proverbial rug, skip over in our newspaper reading or attempt to block out when we hear someone talking about it. The sad truth is that one in four women will experience...
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