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Children’s Aid Club... Enriching The Lives of Children
By Cary Bayer
Twenty years ago, Caroline Courtney of Fort Lauderdale gave the use of her yard for attendees of the Children’s Aid Club to park their cars for the charity’s “Taste and Tell” fundraising luncheon, held at a neighbor’s house across the street.
My Pandemic Pivot
By Susan Hargreaves
Like so many, my previously active life came to a halt with the advent of COVID-19 restrictions. I write these words with the full realization that staying home with scrumptious vegan fare and a working internet would be an absolute luxury to so many facing housing and food instability and job insecurity.
The Perfect Storm
By Tina Valant-Siebelts
A peppy octogenarian friend contacted me, telling me they decided they want a dog. “GREAT! So many dogs need homes!” I said. “I’ll help you find the perfect match.” It is my sixth sense, after all. This wonderful person has had their share of heartache, and certainly deserves joy and happiness. What’s better than a dog to make you smile, get you out walking and heal the heart?!
Get the Dish on Proper Nutrition for New Pets
By Family Feature
One possible reason for animal lovers looking to expand their households is the mental and physical health benefits from the human-animal bond.
A Relationships Deep-Dive
By Karen Ellis-Ritter
The quality of our relationships is a reflection of three things: 1. what we feel we are worthy of, 2. what we are offering to others energetically and emotionally, and 3. our underlying beliefs and expectations.
Holiday FAQs
By David Hall
We all have organizing abilities as well as clutter-creating habits. So no one is hopeless. With coaching, with practice, and with the will to change, we can overcome obstacles of all sizes. I recommend my S.M.A.R.T. system, where you start simply with a small decluttering area, a drawer, a shelf or just one section of a bathroom cabinet.
Why the Holidays Don’t Matter
For the many years I’ve been writing this column, I conclude each year with an inspirational message about the importance of the holidays. This year I would like to take a different approach. I would like to suggest that the holidays don’t really matter and there is nothing you really need to do about them.
What Rudolph The Red-Nosed
Reindeer Can Teach You About Your Purpose
By Cary Bayer
You’ve no doubt heard or sang hundreds of times, the popular carol, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the twoand-a-half-minute song by John Marks that’s covered by such a diverse group as Gene Autry, the Jackson Five, and DMX, among so many others.
My Sports Christmas Wish List
By Mark Tudino
As we (mercifully) count down to the end of 2020, it’s important to give thanks for what we have, and to hope for the best in the upcoming year (although it won’t be hard to top this one – in addition to COVID-19, any year that takes both Sean Connery and Alex Trebek within one week of each other can’t end soon enough).
Shop Small and Give Back This Holiday Season
By Family Feature
For those who will be celebrating this season and are looking for gifts that give back, UNICEF Market offers an online collection of handcrafted gifts made by artisans from around the world.
DEAR EARTH TALK:
Are there any environmental or health risks associated with the solar storms that have been hitting the Earth recently?
By Earth Talk
Solar storms have been in the news lately, but the truth is these naturally occurring solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun happen all the time – or at least a few hundred times a year, from what we can tell here on Earth.
A Year to Remember
By Jonna Shutowick. M.S. Ed.
Although our collective COVID-19 reality is not over, it certainly made 2020 a year to remember. Who knew, as we were prepping our green outfits and shamrocks to welcome spring, that our world was going to come to a screeching halt? Oh, the innocence of it all.
Recipe of the Month
Garlicky Bok Choy Noodle Soup
By Forks over KnivesThe vegetables in this colorful noodle soup are just barely cooked, so they stay crisp in texture and bright in color. Baby bok choy, harvested when it’s about six inches long, is milder and more tender than mature bok choy.
