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Determined to Make a Change: Kendra McIntosh

- Beth Browne

Brain Integration = Better Learning = A Better Life

- Wes Beach

Dear Dreamer,

- Amy Sullvan

Caitley Symons Designs

- Cathy Sky

Juanita Wilson: Walking the Right Path

- Sandi Tomlin-Sutker

Weaving Recovery in Tapestry

- Laura Eshelman

What Does a Gun Have that a Woman Doesn’t?

Celebrating Women’s Sexuality

- Virginia Kaufmann

Boomer Women Find Creative Community Solutions

- Neshama Abraham

We’re Writing Thousands of Letters!

NC Women United

Here Today and Gone Tomorrow?  Grandparents’ Rights?

- Dawn Izon

Rowan Farrell: Healer, Artist, Mother

- Wendy Outland

At Last… the Purrfectly Coifed Cat:  Kim Burress

- Kerry Lee Daniel

 Leap of Faith   Bonus Online Only!

- Kristine Madera

Departments

 Cosmicomedy: Wherever You Go, There You Are!

- Lavinia Plonka

Funny, Isn’t It?

- Jeanne Charters

Mindfully Yours: Playing Big

- Judith Toy

PET CARE CORNER *A New Section*

Preparing Your Pet for Boarding

- Laura Elliot and Roni Davis

CURRENCY CORNER

Single, Female and Planning for Retirement

- Lorri Gifford

MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS

Women, Spirit, Money: Dance It In!

– Sherri McLendon 

Become a Business Magnet:  Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway!

- Saralyn Collins

HOME SPACE *A New Section*

My Side of the Mountain

- Kathy Kane

COMMON SENSE HEALTH

Smoothies in September

– Maureen McDonnell, RN

WOMEN MAKING MUSIC

The Only Voice… is Your Own, Paula Hanke

 – Peggy Ratusz

WORDS BY WOMEN: Poetry/Fiction/Book Reviews

The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen

- Arlene Winkler: a Review

Night Bloom, A Memoir by Virginia Redfield

- Mary Ickes: a Review

The Last Word

Features

6     medical herbalist cheri wagner
        tj martin
18   matters of mobility
        susan lachmann
26  Celeste Collins: keeping ontrack
        jonna rae bartges
29   patsy keever: born to serve
        melissa stanz
32   where the wise women are
        kate o’conner
38   a warm welcome at beauty parade
        beth browne
40   this is how she rolls
        mimi kates
44   echoview fiber mill
        roberta binder
47   cup of tea?
        jeri senor
48   kate steinbeck & pan harmonia
        elizabeth gaston
50   we are women, hear us roar!
        Kim fitzgerald
56  biking & building across america
        meira shuman  
59   stepping in
        anne reeder heck       

Of Special Interest

4    status of women report
5    WNC Woman sponsors blood drive
25  writing scholarships fund    
53  making strides against cancer
54  pat cothran for register of deeds     

Departments

10   Cosmicomedy: Easy Rider
        lavinia plonka
16   Funny, Isn’t It?  
        jeanne charters
 24  Mindfully Yours: Ode to My Truck
        judith toy

currency corner & home space

12  Laying the Foundation: It’s a Numbers Game
       lorri gifford

Minding Her Own Business

8    Become a Business Magnet: Work at Home But Build Your Business Outside
       saralyn collins

20  Women, Spirit, Money: Living Public Lives  (Includes Web Only Resources)
        Sherri McLendon

22  Parents, Alzheimers & Money
       Abby Cain of Galileo Planning

Common Sense Health

30   Other Side of the Chickenpox-Shingles Story
        Maureen McDonnell, RN

Women Making Music

64   Alisa Kuumba Zuwena- Singing and Dancing for her Life!
        Peggy Ratusz

PET CARE CORNER  

17   Coping with a Pet’s Death and Next Steps
        Jennifer Duran

Words By Women: Poetry/Fiction/Book Reviews

36   Keowee Valley by Katherine Scott Crawford
       Mary Ickes, a review
42  Remember Me as a Time of Day, poetry compiled by Emoke B’racz    
       Sandi Tomlin-Sutker: a review

Women’s Best Friend(s)

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Calendar of Advertiser Events

Sebastian: A letter for my Aunt Lori
– Betsy Gifford
Denise Bitz of Brother Wolf
– Beth Browne
Unconditional Healing
– Gini Kaufmann
Sugar: Saying Goodbye
– Audra Coleman
Mending a Broken Heart
– Sandi Krecioch
Animal Hospital of North Asheville
– Jonna Rae Bartges
Wild Things
– Kristine Madera
Meditating With Your Pet
– Alice McCall
In Loving Paws & Hooves
– Nancy Kaiser
First You Need Ashes
– Laurel Rhinehardt
Adventures in Retirement: Jose
– Margaret Steiner
Mom’s Death: Letter to a Friend
By: Gretchen Whalen

DEPARTMENTS

Cosmicomedy: Ant “R” Us
– Lavinia Plonka
Funny, Isn’t It
– Jeanne Charters
Mindully Yours: The Dog as Mindfulness Bell
– Judith Toy

CURRENCY CORNER
Estate Planning 101: Your Last Big Hurrah
– Lorri Gifford

MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS
Woman, Spirit, & Money: Loving Relationships
– Sherri McLendon
Become a Busness Magnet Step into the Spotlight!
– Saralyn Collins

COMMON SENSE HEALTH
The Importance of Natural Skin Care
– Maureen McDonnell, RN

WOMEN MAKING MUSIC
Rockel Scott: Answering a Clarion Call
– Peggy Ratusz

PET CARE CORNER
Nutrition: Closer to Nature is Always Better
– Jeff Smith, DVM

WORDS BY WOMEN (AND MEN)

As the Raindrops: poem
– Phillip Toy
Warning Flashes
– Bethany Rountree
Under the Skin by Vicki Lane
– Mary Ickes, a review
My Pets Have No Leashes: poem
– Nancy Moore
To Coriander: poem
– Marilyn Mcvicker
Pas de Deux: poem
– Marilyn Mcvicker
Observe How Gentle Thoughts: poem
– Cathy Sky
The House Husband’s Lament: poem
– David Lamoureaux
Last Days of the Black Cat: poem
– Cathy Sky
Creation: poem
– Joanie Harrison

The Last Word

Honoring the Y – Chromosome

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Calendar of Events

Getting to the Biltmore Lift
- Dawn Izon

Adjusting Well: Dr. David Nygaard
- Gini Kaufmann

The Y Chromosome Conundrum
- Sarah Hollis

Friendship Builds Bridges
- Rachel Bliss

Artist Daryl Slaton’s Whimsy
- Louise Glickman

Practicing Gratitude
- Stuart Zitin

Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai
- Kathy Godfrey

They Got The Beat: percussion fest
- Laura Hope-Gill

The Art of Networking
- Roberta Binder

Answering a Heart Call (With Melody Of Life Lyrics)
- Jonna Rae Bartges

Ending Veterans’ Homelessness
- Alison Bond, Whitney Lott, Hillary Bolter

Beethoven Lives in Asheville
- Beth Browne

Rob Pulleyn on the Art of Recognizing Your Destiny
- Jonna Rae Bartges

BONUS ARTICLES, ONLINE ONLY:

Daughter & Dad: Different Paths, Similar Patterns
- Maureen Mahan Copeloff with Thomas W. Mahan

Become the Full Expression of All You Are
- Randy Siegel

The Art of Desire
- Kristine Madera

DEPARTMENTS

Cosmicomedy: If a Tree Falls in Alexander…
- Lavinia Plonka
Funny Isn’t It?
- Jeanne Charters
Mindfully Yours: Trouble with Men in Paradise
- Judith Toy

CURRENCY CORNER
Currency Corner–Estate Planning 101: Granting Power of Attorney
- Lorri Gifford

MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS
Women, Spirit & Money: The New Masculine
- Sherri McLendon
“Showing Up” is Critical
- Saralyn Collins

COMMON SENSE HEALTH

Minimize the Risk of Autism
- Maureen McDonnell, RN

Sleep Apnea: A New Mind/Body Solution
- Dr. Damaris Drewry

WOMEN MAKING MUSIC
Men Making Music and Making Music Happen!
- Peggy Ratusz

WORDS BY WOMEN (AND MEN)

How Things Work: poem
- Cathy Sky

Woman’s Work: poem
- Tom Hooker

Mod Life: poem
- Robert Dixon

Book Review A Seeker’s Guide to Inner Peace by Trey Carland
- Mary Ickes, a review

Book Review Shooting Star by Richard DuRose
- Mary Ickes, a review

What It Would Now Take: poem
- Clark Kimball

Those Summer Nights: poem
- Julia Nunnally Duncan

The Last Word

Lets Get Physical

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Words From the Editor

Calendar of Advertiser Events

Lourdes Lorenz of Mission Hospital
– Jonna Rae Bartges
Ramble Run Benefits Women in Need
– Susan Blexrud
Running for (and with) Your Mom
– Susan Blexrud
Shannon Chisholm: Never Giving Up
– Jolene Puffer
Moon Over Asheville: Truffles
– Deborah Ogiste
Susan Seidman Picking Up the Pieces
– Wendy Outland
Mud Puddles for Grown Ups
- Christine Culver
Transformation Through Forgiveness
– A Cherokee Journey
“The Faces of Haywood Street”
– Marilyn McKay
WNC: an Outdoor Destination
– Sarah Jane Casciato
Putting Your Best Face Forward
– Dawn Izon
One Woman’s Junk…..
– Kate O’Connor
Exercise in Art: Kate Worm
– Ann Vasilik
In A Dancer’s Shoes: Ann Dunn
Painting 4 the Cure
- Roya June with Adrienne van Dooren
Special Kid, Special Teacher
– Beth Browne
Freedom to Move, Freedom to Be
– Lavinia Plonka
New in Ashevile – The Journey
– Jennine Hough

DEPARTMENTS

Funny, Isn’t It?  (Will be back next month)
– Jeanne Charters
Cosmicomedy
– Lavinia Plonka
Mindfully Yours
Judith Toy

CURRENCY CORNER
Estate Planning 101: putting your ducks in a row
– Lorri Gifford

MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS
Turning Your Passion Into Profit!
– Saralyn Collins
Profile of Suzanne DeFerie, CEO, Asheville Savings
– Jonna Rae Bartges

COMMON SENSE HEALTH
Probiotics
– Maureen McDonnell, RN

WOMEN MAKING MUSIC
First Annual Green Swan Music Festival
– Peggy Ratusz

WORDS BY WOMEN
In a Southern Closet: by Robin Whitley
– Roberta Binder, a review
Literary Ladies Guide to Writing Life by Nava Atlas
The Last Word

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Calendar of Advertiser Events

Our Riches Within (with Recipe)
- Marilyn Ball

Giving Back Through Gardening
- Kendra Cameron Jarvis

Eating Better Than Organic
- Julie Savage Parker

Medicinal Melodies
- Rachel Winner

Feeding Hunger
- Sandi Krecioch

Random Acts of Kindness
- Chloe Kemp

Smiling Sarah Yancey (with Recipe)
- Beth Browne

Danny Bernstein: One Hike at a Time
- Hannah Epperson

Renewable Resources: Ikebana
- Louise Glickman

Nature’s Mirror
- Tina Powell

Cindy Threlkeld of MANNA
- Alisa Hixson

From the Oven
- Sharon Deyoung

Growing Nature’s Garden
- Roberta Binder

Room Makeover Project: Final Update
Barb Burless & Lyna Farkas

Weaving Story, Music, Imagination
- Courtney Smith

Your Vase or Mine: Judy Garry
- Janet Parkerson

From Wilderness Survival to Mindfulness
- Deb Weir

DEPARTMENTS

Funny Isn’t It?
- Jeanne Charters

COSMICOMEDY
- Lavinia Plonka

Mindfully Yours
- Judith Toy

CURRENCY CORNER
Art of Estate Planning
- Lorri Gifford

MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS
Ten Foolish Business Mistakes
- Saralyn Collins

COMMON SENSE HEALTH
Eating Healthy
- Maureen McDonnell, RN

WOMEN MAKING MUSIC
Leigh Glass and the Hazards
- Peggy Ratusz

WORDS BY WOMEN

Out of the Pumpkin Shell by Nancy Werking Poling
- Mary Ickes, a review

Barn House Field: poem
- Carol Pearce Bjorlie

Mountain Haiku: poem
- Cathy Larson Sky

The Last Word

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Calendar of Advertiser Events

The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years
– Sarah Robinson
Girl Power
– Christy Hamrick
Students and The Science of Self
– Tina Powell
Kitty Love
– Arlene Winkler
Girls Finding Resilience
– Heather Wingert
The Luthier and Her Apprentice
– Beth Browne
Connecting Souls
– Laura Collins
Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
– Karen Kater
Everybody WinGirl on the Run
– Kristin Macleod-Johnson
Wood Sculptor Elana Kann
– Roberta Binder
Young Musician Indigo De Souza
– Cathy Larson Sky
Rites of Passage
– Kristine Madera
Room Make Over Project Update
– Barb Burless & Lyna Farkas

DEPARTMENTS

Funny, Isn’t It?
– Jeanne Charters
COSMICOMEDY
– Lavinia Plonka
Mindfully Yours
– Judith Toy

CURRENCY CORNER
Taxes… Are You a Lover or a Hater?
– Lorri Gifford

MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS
An Invitation to Become a Business Magnet!
– Saralyn Collins
Profile of Suzanne DeFerie, CEO, Asheville Savings
– Jonna Rae Bartges

COMMON SENSE HEALTH

Digestive Wellness
– Maureen McDonnell, RN

WOMEN MAKING MUSIC
Women Making Music Possible
– Peggy Ratusz

WORDS BY WOMEN
Voices from the Trail of Tears by Vicki Rozema: review
– Mary Ickes
Winter or No Winter: poem
– Joan harrison

The Last Word

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Calendar of Advertiser Events

Changing Roles of Relationships
– Sarah Parker
The Ultimate Relationship
– Tina powell
The Woodchipper of Love
– Kristine Madera
Betty Shotton Lift Off In Leadership
– Beth Browne
Technology is About Relationships
– Mari Cochran
Leaving
– Nena Jobina
Building a Relationship for Healing
– Roberta Binder
Break Up to Wake Up
– Randy Siegel
Living in the Light
– Laura Rand
Waiting for Godot…….er, Guru
– Jeri Senor
You and You Against the World
– Marla Bollak
Music to Money: Linda Saylor’s
– Marie Bartlett
Journey Into Words: Tracey Scmidt
– Laura Hope-Gill

The Room Make Over: Update
– Barb Burless & Lyna Farkas
Through a Glass Darkly
– Kathy Godfrey

DEPARTMENTS

Funny Isn’t It?
– Jeanne Charters
COSMICOMEDY
– Lavinia Plonka

Mindfully Yours
– Judith Toy

CURRENCY CORNER
Are You a “Do-it-yourself-er” a Delegator, or….
– Lorri Gifford

MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS
IF I Could Just…… An Invitation to Become a Business Magnet!
– Saralyn Collins

WORDS BY WOMEN

Where Lies The Beauty Of Lace?
– Joan Harrison
Butterball Red: poem

- Sue Spirit
Praying for Strangers, by River Jordan: review
– Mary Ickes
The Woods Watched Us: poem
– Julia Nunnally Duncan

I Heard a Whisper: poem

- Tracey Schmidt
The Last Word

FEATURES

Calendar of Advertiser Events

A Tale Of Two Bullies
– Cynthia Stewart

Think Business Space
– Layna Gifford

Field of Streams
– Kristine Madera

Homeless with Dogs
– Eve Haslam

Stories in Song & Stitch: Amy Taylor of Kitsch
– Kristin Macleod-Johnson

Cutting the Risk
carol lawrence

Diary of a New Business
– Arlene Winkler

Tans On the Glow
– Beth Browne

Executive Chef Gina Marie Kirkland
– Mary Ickes

Helping Author’s Make Their Mark
– Jamie Woody

Barkwells, a Dog-Lover’s Retreat
– Rachel Winner

Minding My Own Business
– Susan Lachmann

This Year Resolve Not to Eat Your Words!
– Dr. Richard S. Schaffer

Telomeres and Your Health
– Elyse Averdick, MSN, FNP

Shakti in the Mountains
– Kim Bushore-Maki

Room Make-Over Gift Project Update
– Barb Burless & Lyna Farkas

DEPARTMENTS

Cosmicomedy
– Lavinia Plonka

CURRENCY CORNER
Currency CornDeveloping Your Inner & Outer Riches
– Lorri Gifford

COMMON SENSE HEALTH
Natural Ways to Prevent Colds & Flu
– Maureen Mcdonnell, RN

WORDS BY WOMEN

The Year: poem
– Anne Maren-Hogan

Murder as a Call to Love, by Judith Toy: review
– Bobbe Allender

Ballad of Tom Dooley, by Sharon McCrumb: review
- Mary Ickes

The Last Word