by Emily | Nov 12, 2019 | Travel
Katie and Jake stand on Roy’s Peak Pike in New Zealand. Katie McBroom’s experience in New Zealand can be summarized through a single story. Ten days into her epic outdoor adventure with her husband Jake, they decided to embark on a hike through the Tongariro...
by April Allman | Oct 12, 2019 | Family, Living, Today's Family Now
Maggie Moore had a loving marriage, the perfect pregnancy, and an easy delivery. Motherhood, she assumed, would be a joyous and magical experience — the climax to a perfect story. And then her son was born, and he would not sleep. Like, ever. She and her husband would...
by April Allman | Oct 6, 2019 | Living, Travel
It was a 2014 National Geographic cover story that planted the seed of travelling to Scotland’s Orkney Islands, but perhaps the longing was something more primitive, tied inexplicably to Wendy Sirchio’s ancestral roots. What else would make a solo trip to the remote...
by April Allman | Sep 22, 2019 | Community, Family, She's Reading
This is a photo of the four generations of Deb’s family. (from left to right) Deb’s mom, 3-year-old Deb on her great-grandmother’s lap, and Mamaw, to whom the book is dedicated. For Mamaw. This is the dedication inside the covers of Deb Spera’s...
by April Allman | Sep 17, 2019 | Family, Living
Q: Should it matter when I file for divorce? What things should I be considering? A: While love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, divorce is more about not being the one left to clean up the manure. Important questions to ask regarding timing, as...
by April Allman | Sep 13, 2019 | Living, Travel
Last year, my family left the continent for a vacation in the Scottish Highlands, so this year I wanted to do something that was simple, less expensive, and stateside. We decided on a two-week trek through California. Pretty much the whole state. Turns out it’s a...
