by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Christian Commerce, Columns, Practical Living
MCL: Where did you grow up and what is your education background? Cindy Yelverton: I was born and raised in the Delta. I lived in Tralake, Mississippi, where my father managed a cotton farm. I lived there until I went to college. After graduating from Deer Creek...
by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Columns, Legal Advice, Practical Living
By William B. Howell ROLE REVERSAL—WHEN THE CHILD BECOMES THE PARENT We all have our image of ourselves in relation to our parents. It is probably one of obedience and respect. We were taught not to talk back and not to ask unnecessary questions, but to obey. That was...
by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Columns, Food for Thought, Lifestyle
By Lydia Bolen The month of February is such a festive month with all the Super Bowl gatherings and Valentine’s Day celebrations. The color red is everywhere to brighten your winter humdrums. Different hues of red and pink alert us all month as a reminder that a...
by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Columns, Editor's Letter
“All you need is love.” —The Beatles For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love...
by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By Marilyn H. Tinnin On the day that her life turned upside down, Beth Weilenman O’Reilly was in the prime of life. The year was 2004, and she was just 48 years old. Married for 29 years to her college sweetheart who was and is still very much the love of her life,...
by mcl | Jan 20, 2015 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By Scott T. Marshall, CPA, CFP® I remember as a kid believing the story that swallowed gum stays in your stomach for seven years. Someone said it, and I received it as truth. At some point as I matured, I did some brief research to conclude that although swallowing...
