Working on Capitol Hill as a business journalist validated Emily Brown’s passion for writing, but it also made her life more stressful than meaningful. A decade of a demanding job was more than her body could take, and the physical traumas led her down a path of...
When rewatching My Big Fat Greek Wedding the other day, I was struck by the beginning monologue of the protagonist, Toula Portokalos, when she said: “Nice Greek girls who don't find a husband, work in the family restaurant. So here I am, day after day, year after...
Houseplants are no longer a luxury only for the wealthy. Now anyone can pick up a small succulent for the price of a fancy coffee. Over the last century in American culture, we have been bringing the outdoors in as we spend more time inside. We know limiting our...
My mom was on her first Zoom call last week. She just never had the opportunity to be on one working in retail. So, when the two of us needed to work on Christmas cards together using my Snapfish account and being on either side of the country, I knew a Zoom...
Tranette Engram has been inspired and mentored by others since she was a girl, making her calling seem to drop into her lap. Growing up in Alabama, she watched her grandmother, also known as Big Ma, and her mother go out into the community to share the word of God...
Using the power of concentrated plants helps in various ways for holistic remedies and solutions in health and wellness. When they are used correctly, essential oils improve various parts of everyday life through cleaning, aromatherapy, and medicinally to relieve...
We have all heard the advice that dancing to your favorite song will help you destress or lift your mood. They aren’t wrong, but it doesn’t have to be limited to just your living room. Don’t worry, late night clubs and high school proms are not the only other...
By this time your children (and you, if we’re honest) are longingly staring at the calendar wishing it to either speed up or slow down as summer comes to an end. Schools are starting back this month and circumstances may not be business as usual. School leaders’...
I looked up the tall stone staircase leading to the train tracks. Finally! I positioned myself to lug my heavy suitcase up one step at a time. I didn’t get very far when an Italian man raced down the stairs offering to take my suitcase for me. I relented as I felt...
“The best thing you have to offer the world is yourself. You don’t have to copy anyone else. If you do, you’re second best. To achieve success is to be first, and that’s being yourself.” — John Denver Because of the unique challenges of being a teacher, at the...
Books by women with strong female leads have been seemingly leading the way on the fiction book scene in recent years. Fiction doesn’t have to simply be an escape from reality - or a story about a mom escaping from reality; fiction can be meaningful. (Jane Austen...
The appreciation of service-based jobs has taken on a new meaning after this past year. Like many other professions, being a teacher during the pandemic had its own struggles with obstacles to overcome as many were left with the task of how to educate students who...
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