by MS Christian Living | Nov 1, 2025 | Columns, Practical Living, Redefining Retirement
By Laura Lee Leathers Do you know any grandparents who have adopted their grandchildren? Could it be that you are facing this monumental decision? More than 2.4 million U.S. children are being raised by grandparents or other relatives, according to Psychology Today’s...
by MS Christian Living | Aug 29, 2025 | Columns, Practical Living, Redefining Retirement
By Laura Lee Leathers Recently, I asked the ladies in my Sunday school class, ages 71 to 93, the following question: Do you know what the number one mental health issue is for older adults? Their response: No idea. I didn’t know either. However, multiple websites list...
by MS Christian Living | Jul 1, 2025 | Columns, Practical Living, Redefining Retirement
By Laura Lee Leathers After completing my military schooling as a cryptanalyst (deciphering Morris Code) at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, I was assigned to Augsburg, Germany, with the Army Security Agency. Here, I debuted my first significant acting role. Have you ever...
by MS Christian Living | May 2, 2025 | Columns, Practical Living, Redefining Retirement
By Laura Lee Leathers After becoming a Christ follower and studying the Scriptures, I desired to visit the Holy Land — to walk where Jesus walked. A dream that I never thought would be possible. In God’s timing, on Christmas Eve 2007, my parents gave me a letter with...
by MS Christian Living | Mar 1, 2025 | Columns, Practical Living, Redefining Retirement
By Laura Lee Leathers What character traits do you think a good leader should possess? Is a leader born, made, called by God, or all three? Who in the scriptures would you study to learn about leadership? At the top of my list of attributes for a leader are a...
by MS Christian Living | Jan 1, 2025 | Columns, Practical Living, Redefining Retirement
By Laura Lee Leathers The Gaithers wrote a song called “God Loves to Talk to Little Boys When They’re Fishing.” They should consider writing a song about how God loves to talk to men when they’re sitting in a deer stand. Even though Albert Archie loves to sing, he...
