EDITOR’S LETTER May 2023

  On writing for the Lord        Well, my signature has changed. I’m officially Katie Ginn now! I won’t have time to write about my wedding before we go to press, but in the meantime,...
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EDITOR’S LETTER April 2023

  Marriage licenses and photo booths        By the end of this month, I’ll be married.  I’ll be Katie Ginn, though I might still include “Eubanks” for MCL matters. Just a week before this...
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EDITOR’S LETTER March 2023

The Valentine’s week saga        In case you’re wondering, wedding planning is going well. We have most of the big pieces in place for April 21 except the caterer and florist, which ought to be...
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EDITOR’S LETTER February 2023

To behold the beauty of the Lord        Recently, I was thinking about Paris. (Any excuse will do, right?) I got to go there in 2009, and I hope to return one day with Stephen. That city was...
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EDITOR’S LETTER January 2023

    New challenges, new blessings        I’m 34 years old, and I still like opening Christmas presents. Due to magazine deadlines, I wrote this editor’s letter before Christmas, but I...
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EDITOR’S LETTER December 2022

  He was worth the wait      On Valentine’s Day 2021, I visited the singles life group at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison and wound up meeting the man who is now my fiancé.        I...
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EDITOR’S LETTER November 2022

  How’s your spiritual vision?        Since sometime around middle school, I’ve worn contacts and/or glasses every day of my life. Last month I picked up the new pair of glasses pictured...
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EDITOR’S LETTER October 2022

Life is short — take the trip, make the call, do the work        My boyfriend and I recently took a trip to Portland, Oregon. We stayed with friends who let us use their spare bedroom and...
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EDITOR’S LETTER September 2022

Why we should all be more like Sam Gamgee        Warning: “Lord of the Rings” geekdom ahead. But I promise it has a point!         Near the beginning of the classic fantasy novel, when...
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EDITOR’S LETTER AUGUST 2022

  On Snapchat, friendship, and being known        I’m still getting compliments on MCL’s confetti-filled cover photo last month. What you might not know is that without two of my closest...
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AUTHOR Q&A — 1 pilgrim, many interruptions

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By KATIE EUBANKS          Author and Jackson native Susan Cushman will release her eighth book, “Pilgrim Interrupted” — a memoir in the form of an essay collection encompassing faith, mental health and more — on June 7. She will be at Lemuria Books in Jackson for a signing on June 11....