In Loving Memory of “Daddy” Mr. Levie Wilson (1906-2013)
By Sandy McCall
Many of you may remember reading a piece I wrote in June of 2010 called “Daddy.” He was also known by his family as “Pape” but for me, he was Daddy. Continue reading
Meet Our Advertisers: Dr. Jeff Smith of Vetcetera Animal Hospital
By Juli Smith
This is a love letter. I didn’t realize that until it was half written but sure enough, that’s what it is, at its essence. It is so seldom that we have the privilege of entering into the life of another by taking special note of their big moments, threading them together, and adding a measure of insight into how one led to the next and eventually made a whole big life. Such sacred work this is, and I step reverently into it. Continue reading
Poetry: A Murder of Crows
By Sara Parker
He was already under water
ensnared in the umbra of murky kelp
fish balls warning of inaudible predators
dark gauze of hope arguing with his wrist
dangling from a buoy Continue reading
Book Review: ‘A Land More Kind than Home’ by Wiley Cash
Reviewed by Mary Ickes
With Carson Chambliss, his novel’s antagonist, Mr. Cash established a new standard by which writers, for years to come, will measure their religious villains. Even with the perspective of three disparate narrators, the depth of Chambliss’ deviltry defies comprehension. Continue reading
Common Sense Health: Meat or No Meat? What’s the Right Choice for You?
By Maureen McDonnell, RN
I’d like to start this discussion with my favorite quote by Vaclav Havel: “Follow those who seek the truth—Run from those who say they’ve found it.” In my younger years, when arrogance dominated most of my discussions about health, I might have offered a strong opinion and given what I deemed “the right answer” to this nutritional dilemma. But thankfully with older age comes a little wisdom, and the truth is—I don’t have the answer as to whether or not being a vegan (avoiding all foods from animal origin), some version of a vegetarian, or eating meat is right for you. Continue reading
Women, Spirit & Money: Forget Half-Baked Business
By Sherri L. McLendon
Get Cooking with a White Elephant, Your Ideal Clients, and the Gingerbread Man
Right to begin with, I’m going to take on the white elephant in the Women, Spirit and Money world. That’s the idea that we can just put our intention or our work “out there, and see what happens.” Well, what happens is that it mostly just sits, and I don’t mean zazen. I mean it’s just sort of there, like a loaf of yeasted bread that refuses to rise. So it follows that one of the first questions many entrepreneurs ask me is “How do I figure out what my clients want and need enough to pay for?” Continue reading
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