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How’s your financial foundation? Tips & resources for 2026

Whether you’re saving for your emergency fund, approaching retirement, or just hoping your new air-conditioning unit was worth the hit to your wallet (thanks, Mississippi!), we all want to stay on firm financial footing. The banks, insurance agents, and wealth...
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RezFit nurtures body, mind, and spirit

By Courtney Ingle For Lee and Pamela Pickett, stepping into a gym changed far more than their fitness routine — it changed the trajectory of their lives. What began as an ordinary gym membership eventually became the foundation for something much larger: a thriving...
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Health & fitness tips and resources for 2026

Need some ideas for how to jumpstart your health journey this year? Look no further! On the following pages are plenty of health and fitness tips, encouragement, and resources you can use in 2026.  Active Rest: Prioritize sleep This year’s focus is sleep. Medical...
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The Lily Pad provides a leap up

By Laura Lee Leathers Have you ever driven around the Barnett Reservoir and noticed the floating leaves of the water lilies around the edges? The lily’s root is in the mud at the bottom of the water. It produces a stem that extends upward to the surface, making the...
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Mississippi ministries for adoption, foster care, and pouring into kids

Interested in fostering, adopting, or supporting those who do? Here are just a few Mississippi ministries that focus on adoption, foster care, or simply helping every child achieve a better future.  Hearts of Compassion   Hearts of Compassion is a ministry of Colonial...
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Metro Jackson churches honor women in leadership

While an estimated 80 percent of lead pastors are men, one 2012 study found that over half of part-time church staff members were women. That doesn’t include all the women serving and leading in volunteer roles. Below are just a few examples of women who are servant...
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Mississippi mental health resources

For our Faith & Mental Health edition, we’re providing a list of people, organizations, and resources that can help with everything from addiction to anxiety, motherhood, and more. Please note, many of these resources can help with more than just the topic (e.g.,...
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60 countries and counting: Dr. White trains students for missions

By Katie Ginn Growing up in a Baptist church in Oklahoma, Kristen White knew all about missionary Lottie Moon - who served in China for 40 years and died starving, giving her food away to Chinese children, in 1912. If that was missions? “I was like, ‘I don’t want...
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Mississippi artists, musicians, museums and more to check out now

Fun fact: Mississippi boasts more Grammy winners per capita than any other state. But the Birthplace of America’s Music is also home to Ballet Magnificat!, New Stage Theatre, visual artists like Wyatt Waters, authors like Angie Thomas, and countless other creators of...
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How to find rest, refuge, and respite in your home

Ideally, we all want our homes to be a place of comfort and rest, where we can unwind at the end of the day. Often, that is not the case. The kids, the laundry piles, and the home improvement checklists keep on growing, and our blocks of available time keep shrinking....
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Discover Black history at Two Mississippi Museums

by | Jan 30, 2026

Submitted by the Two Mississippi Museums Each February, Black History Month invites us to reflect not only on the achievements of African Americans, but also on the struggles, resilience, and courage that shaped those achievements. Few places in Mississippi are a more powerful setting for that...

How our community lost 2500+ pounds in 2025

by | Jan 1, 2026

By Molly Staley As we step into a brand-new year, I’ve been reflecting on something truly inspiring that happened across our Capital Ortho family in 2025. Last year, patients participating in our Prescribe FIT program collectively lost more than 2,500 pounds, a milestone that is more than a...

Faith, support, and care at Marian Hall Assisted Living

by | Nov 28, 2025

Submitted by St. Catherine’s Village Has the subject of assisted living come up in recent conversations with your loved ones? This holiday season, give your family the gift of inner peace by visiting the award-winning Marian Hall at St. Catherine’s Village … where care, comfort, and connection...

Moses’ mother was pro-life

by | Nov 1, 2025

By Chrissy Sanders As a mom to three boys, Elsa the ice queen just isn’t a big deal in our house. No, the movies in our usual rotation are mostly those involving superheroes, dragons, and lightsabers. However, one movie that I introduced my boys to recently was 1998's “The Prince of Egypt,” based...