Category: Family & Education

Mobile Manners

Regardless of the reason for traveling by air, be it business or pleasure, spending time in close proximity to throngs of strangers calls for a specific set of manners. Show Appreciation When the agent at the counter has to deal with rude customers ahead of you in line, treating them to a warm smile and…


A Dance to the Music of Spring

For some folks, spring cleaning means stowing away the boots and heavy coats of winter and boxing up items from the closet for a run to the thrift shop. They deep-scour kitchens and bathrooms, wash windowpanes and screens, and run a damp rag along the baseboards. The energetic throw open the garage and separate the…


Small Towns, Big Hearts: A Tribute to the Builders of Our Communities

Drive down any interstate in the United States, and the sights are the same. Sure, the terrain and weather differ—Eastern Colorado sports the Great Plains and the Southern Rockies, and snow blowers are roaring in Minnesota even while tourists are basking in the sun of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Apart from those differences, these highways are…


Getting Back on Track

So your New Year’s resolution fell on its face 10 days into January, and your habit tracker hasn’t seen any marks in a while. You’ve fallen off the horse, gotten off track, endured some setbacks, and you’re not feeling so great about it at the moment. There’s only one thing to do. Get up, dust…


How to Find Good Children’s Books at Budget Prices

I took a trip to my local library the other day, visiting the children’s section for the first time in a while. I was appalled. My surprise didn’t come because the shelves were empty—they were well-filled. Nor did it come because the books I loved as a child had largely disappeared—I already knew that many…


The Traditional Practice of Eating Nutrient-Rich Foods to Prepare for Conception

One of Dr. Weston Price’s most interesting discoveries in his studies of non-industrialized peoples was the practice of consuming special nutrient-dense foods in preparation for pregnancy. As Price reported in his book “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration,” these foods were often considered sacred and were consumed by both men and women for about six months before…


Too Quick to Cut: The Dark Side of Surgery in Women’s Medicine

In my teens, I had terrible cramps that came every month with my periods. They were so painful that I was incapacitated for one week out of every four, making my life miserable. I went to countless doctors and specialists, who either told me to “deal with it” or prescribed medication. The drugs were so…


5 Education Practices to Set Your Child Apart From the Crowd

It has become a common occurrence to see angry parents attending school board meetings in the past few years, upset about sexually explicit material or gender transition encouragement presented in the classroom. But a recent school board meeting in California featured parents upset about something other than gender and sexuality issues for once. This time,…


Be the Best Boss Ever

Being a manager or supervisor requires well-honed social skills. These tips will help you earn the respect of those who work with and for you. Respect the Team In order to earn the respect of your employees, you must first respect them. When they know that you value them and their hard work, they are…


Spilling the Beans Can Make a Mighty Big Mess

“Promise you won’t tell anyone.” Most of us have either made that request or had it made of us. A key unlocks the heart and the lips, and what was confined within is entrusted to the care and keeping of another. Sometimes, the things we keep close to our chest are good news—an upcoming promotion…