by JB Boutelle | Jan 11, 2021
A few nights ago, my daughter woke up with a bloody nose. Naturally, I woke up and leaped out of bed to help her. As we sat there on the bathroom floor holding tissues to her nose, I noticed I was drenched with sweat and short of breath. My adrenaline was pumping so...
by Jennifer Miele Leslie | Jan 8, 2021
My oldest daughter was 5 when her little sister came along. By the time she was 7, she had two siblings who were 18 months apart and often had to be dragged to all her extracurriculars…..usually WAY past their bedtimes. My husband has a demanding job and was often...
by Shae Averaimo | Jan 7, 2021
Dear future high school friends, It’s 2021, which means we will graduate 8th grade in the spring and start high school in the fall. I’m really excited for high school and I can’t wait to meet new friends. Although I am very excited, there are a few things on my mind...
by Nancy Fraioli | Jan 6, 2021
I am not a punctuation point; I AM THE POINT!!! As I begin to type I realize that I have to ask myself questions that I truly won’t like to hear the answers to. Have I broken His rules and said unkind words? Yes, don’t we all? This blog is not about “true...
by Johanna Cascione | Jan 5, 2021
So here we are, a new year, and to my great dismay, we are still dealing with Covid. It feels like a minute and a lifetime all at once. But I find myself quite conflicted, and this is why. I have witnessed bravery that mere words cannot possibly...
by Claudia Lucey | Jan 4, 2021
It’s hard for me to believe that I have been a widow for three years. In some instances, it seems like yesterday, and in others a lifetime ago. For quite a while I would write to my friends about the 10 things that I had learned each month following his death....
by Deborah Levine-Powell | Dec 29, 2020
We are but just a few days away from ending a year of growth and heartache. As a nation, we have had to rely on one another more than ever to do the right thing. (Do not fret I will NOT be talking politics). The holiday season has been different than ever before. I...
by Kristy Cloetingh | Dec 28, 2020
I bought my first real Christmas tree this year. Well, that’s not exactly true. I grew up getting real Christmas trees. Every early December, my family and I would drive out to a Christmas tree farm (I grew up in the boonies) and cut down our own Christmas tree....
