Tag: Family & Home

Homeschooling Just Crossed the Tipping Point

Commentary In the months before COVID hit, a number of my friends began a new phase of motherhood by starting careers as homeschool teachers. They expressed normal trepidation, concerned they would fail, and by extension, their children would. Then the pandemic hit, homeschooling became the new way of life, and my friends were suddenly homeschool…


How Parents Can Overcome the Fear of Failure in Home-Schooling Their Children

For the families across America whose educational experience has been turned upside down this year due to the lockdowns, Sam Sorbo gives an inspirational and encouraging message in an episode of “School’s Out” titled “Fear of Failure.” “School’s Out with Sam Sorbo” is a series about education, primarily what you don’t know, what you should…


West Virginia Vet Finds Purple Heart Medal From WWII at Yard Sale, Tracks Down Owner, Returns It

A former military police officer was visiting a yard sale in Buckhannon earlier this summer when he came across a few items that left him feeling unsettled. West Virginian Army veteran Joseph Fox, 49, saw a pair of military medals, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, for sale on the table—a sight that didn’t sit…


Butterfly Visits Grieving Mom After Son’s Death: ‘I Absolutely Felt It Was a Sign From God’

A day after her son’s death, a grieving mother spotted a monarch butterfly just 10 yards away from her. Recollecting someone saying a monarch could mean a sign of a loved one trying to connect, she requested it to land on her hand, and so it did. “I was completely stunned,” Ann Brigham Chrudinsky, 58,…


How to Get Back at Your Creditors

Late fees, punitive interest rates, over-limit fees, loading up your credit report with negative information—it’s enough to make you scream! It’s not that your creditors are doing anything illegal. You just didn’t understand the power you gave them when you accepted that credit card. It was buried in the fine print. And now, it seems…


Replace Your Old Gutters Yourself and Save

Dear James: A tree fell and damaged some gutters, but I should replace them all. I plan to have the gutters professionally made, but I will install them myself. Do you have any advice? —Greg R. Dear Greg: You can typically save about 50 percent of the total cost by installing the gutters yourself. The…


Dear Next Generation: Pawpaw’s Life Lessons

Regardless of how you choose to make a living, conducting business is part of life, and how you conduct your life is even a larger part of how successful you are in business. Simply put, if you want to have a successful business—start with a successful life. I am blessed to have 14-year-old twin grandsons,…


Retired Professors Mark 50th Anniversary With Photoshoot, Wife Dresses Up in Wedding Attire

Two retired English professors who married 50 years ago took part in a commemorative photoshoot after being approached by their neighbor, a photographer. The result was a stunning series of portraits and a testament to love and longevity. Master portrait artist Marla Michele Must, 53, who lives in the Metro Detroit area, has had her…


First Week of Homeschool: 10 Ways to Make It Special

No two homeschool years are the same. As your children grow and their education progresses, each year takes on its own rhythm and character. Whether you’re a new homeschooler or a veteran homeschooler, adding special touches to the beginning of the year kicks things off with full hearts and smiling faces. Here are 10 ideas…


Paralyzed Woman Told She Would Never Walk Again Proves Doctors Wrong on Her Wedding Day

A woman who was told she would never walk again after a severe spinal injury due to an ATV crash has proved her doctors wrong by walking down the aisle on her wedding day. On July 10, escorted by her father, 26-year-old Brittney Hitchcock of Indiana rose from her wheelchair and walked to meet her…