by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By JULIA OTT Hopefully most of us take these words to heart and truly seize each day. My family just returned from a wonderful ski trip with friends where fun was had by all. With teenagers and youngsters on the slopes, parents were naturally concerned for their...
by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By ROBIN O’BRYANT Aubrey and Emma, my seven and five-year-olds, have gotten quite good at riding their bicycles. They hop on their bikes and ride around our yard and make laps up and down the driveway. But after several days of circling the trampoline, they...
by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By SUZANNE STAMBOULIEH, M.S. Whether you’ve been married a few months or a few decades, you’ve probably realized that marriage is hard work. Maintaining a deep connection for a lifetime does not just happen by chance; you must be intentional in all that you do in...
by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Legal Advice, Practical Living
By WILLIAM B. HOWELL The largest single asset many of us have is our retirement fund, whether it is an IRA, 401k, 403b, TSP, or other. The rules on what can happen when the owner passes are changing for the better. If your surviving spouse is the beneficiary, the fund...
by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By NANCY NEW A young lady who has suffered unspeakable and unimaginable sexual abuse for years by a trusted family friend, a confused little boy who will forever bare the scar on his face from a burn inflicted on his young body by an angry boyfriend of his mother,...