PATTI GARDNER|GUEST Back-to-school season does it to me every year. As I meander through Target, I inevitably hit the school supply aisle. There I see moms and their little ones loading up carts with backpacks, pencils, and notebooks, and I remember the days when I was doing the same thing. It seems like only yesterday… Read More
STEPHANIE HUBACH|CONTRIBUTOR Should you ever get invited on a grand vacation trip with my husband Fred and me, you may want to seriously reconsider the offer. That is, unless you like wearing the same set of clothes for days on end! Let’s just say that we’ve had several particularly challenging “lost luggage experiences.” It’s been… Read More
HOLLY MACKLE|CONTRIBUTOR Let’s be frank, I’m writing this for one reason: to impress my husband who used to write music reviews for CCM magazine. My taste in tunes normally has a richer, more melodic, high art quality, deeper bass line than what he prefers to listen to, and we full-out agree on few artists. Right… Read More
KRISTEN HATTON|CONTRIBUTOR As soon as I clicked on my inbox, I instantly regretted it. It was early July and I was on vacation, but already in my inbox, along with emails from my favorite retailers and the blogs I follow, were half a dozen school related messages. A high school football booster club meeting that… Read More
SUSAN HUNT|CONTRIBUTOR Editor’s note: This is Part 4 in an ongoing series about Susan Hunt’s book, Heirs of the Covenant. To read other posts in this series, click here. In Heirs of the Covenant we are reminded of the opportunity we have to point others – both those within the church and those outside –… Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles by Susan Shepherd on the topic of relationships in the church. To read the first post, click here. SUSAN SHEPHERD|CONTRIBUTOR One of my favorite “Peanuts” cartoons is a picture of Charlie Brown lounging on a bean bag chair, Snoopy resting on his head. The… Read More
CHERYL ERB|GUEST I have ridden the contentment roller coaster in my years as a single woman. I have felt enfolded and I have felt like an outsider. I often asked myself (and others) that famous question, “What’s wrong with me?,” buying into the world’s perspective on value. Recently, I have been part of a few… Read More
RENEE MATHIS|CONTRIBUTOR Just exactly when does “middle age” begin? I used to think it was a designation that belonged to my parents or anyone at least 10 years older than me. Maybe it starts when you become a grandparent? And then there are those AARP notices that start arriving in the mail… At age 53,… Read More
