Category: Family & Education

Shopping With Style: Grocery Store Manners

We all tend to view a trip to the grocery store as a boring, mundane task during which we may tune out a bit. However, manners matter everywhere, so take note of the following tips. Grazing is for Cows An all-too-common sight in the grocery store is shoppers casually munching on grapes or eating chips…


The Pursuit of Happiness

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson penned one of the most revolutionary sentences ever written: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These words fly in…


How to Overcome Overthinking

Hello, I’m Conan Milner, and this is Words of Wellness. A show where we discuss health, from mind to body to spirit. The human mind is a powerful force that allows us to reason and problem-solve. But if the mind becomes obsessive and anxious, this power can turn against us. It might be the merry-go-round…


Give Your Mom the Gift of Laughter

Some toddlers give that gift every day to their mothers. How about you? For 2023, Mother’s Day is on May 14. Maybe you’ve already wrapped some gifts and made your plans to honor Mom on her special day. Maybe you’ve been overloaded and are just now scrambling for ways to throw the spotlight on Mama….


Dear Next Generation: ‘Dear Older Me’

There’s a song called “Dear Younger Me” by a popular Christian group, Mercy Me. In listening to it one day, I began to think that the younger me should have written “Dear Older Me” in order to envision what kind of person I would have aspired to be. So when I read The Epoch Times’…


Tapping Into Success: Couple Turns a Childhood History Project Into Thriving Business

It’s often said that one person’s junk is another person’s treasure. Andy Humphrey would likely agree, because the old maple syrup tapping spouts he found in his family’s junk drawer in fifth grade turned into the thriving business he owns and operates today. An ambitious set of entrepreneurs from America’s heartland, Andy and his wife,…


7 Things Parents Should Do Before Summer

Summer’s on its way. As every parent knows, summers are precious opportunities to embrace the very best of childhood and, at the same time, periods of potential challenge when it comes to day-to-day thriving as a family. To make the most of the former and minimize the latter, here are seven things to do before…


Dear June: Financial Gifts Between Sisters

Dear June My 90-year-old sister recently gave me $200 for picking her up for church. I didn’t want to take it, but rather than make a scene (there were a couple of others in the car), I reluctantly took it. My first thought was to mail it back to her, but she’s easily offended. I…


The School Year Home Stretch

Whether you homeschool or send your children to school, for most parents of school-aged children, this time of year is a busy season. Calendars tend to fill quickly with recitals, concerts, ceremonies, project deadlines, and all manner of end-of-the-school-year happenings. While daydreaming about the simpler summer season on the horizon, we may suddenly become panicked…


Better and Better

Years ago, when asked “How’s it going?” a woman I knew always responded, “I’m getting better and better every day in every way.” This response sounded a bit contrived and hokey, but I assumed this mantra was just part of her personality. Recently, while I was thumbing through Joseph Epstein’s “Wind Sprints,” a collection of…