Columns & Editorials

How to Protect Your Family from the Delta Variant

How to Protect Your Family from the Delta Variant

How to Protect Your Family from the Delta Variant

Despite significant gains in vaccinations and fighting COVID-19, the rise of the more transmissible Delta variant poses a significant risk for unvaccinated people. “We are at a critical moment in the COVID-19 pandemic.

My car was totaled! Now what?

Was your car declared a total loss after an accident or flood? Here are some answers to questions you might be asking. What does ‘totaled’ mean? Your insurance company compares the value of your car and the cost to repair it.
WE HAVE A NEW

WE HAVE A NEW

WE HAVE A NEW HOME

Lori and I take our three grandkids to Church every Sunday and we decided that the needs of our grandkids were more important than ours. So, since Covid restrictions have been eased at Churches, Lori and I have been visiting churches that have programs for young children.
The Value of Practice

The Value of Practice

The Value of Practice

No one questions the need for almost incessant practice to become a world-class athlete. Long days practicing in the heat or cold, or money spent on individual coaching to perfect a skill are not only understood as necessary but are encouraged to help athletes optimize their skills.
…Baby, One More Time

…Baby, One More Time

…Baby, One More Time

It’s been dominating the non-Covid, non-political, non-environmental news for years. Conspiracy theorists post. They picket. They shout from the rooftops. Pop darling icon Britney Spears must be freed, they say.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, I want to be in love. I don’t understand why everyone seems to have someone except me. Is it me? What am I doing wrong? Are all the good ones taken? Sick for Love Dear Sick for Love, What do you want? Do you really know what you want in a mate? This is your first step.

Laymen’s Corner

Sometimes in our daily lives we come to a place where we need to be encouraged. These are a few words of wisdom written by H. Jackson Brown Jr.: 1. Surprise an old friend with a phone call. 2. Don’t overlook life’s small joys while searching for the big ones. 3. Enjoy real maple syrup. 4.
Hard Times are Relative

Hard Times are Relative

Hard Times are Relative

My husband and I just celebrated an anniversary. It was the porcelain anniversary, to be exact. See, back in the day, there was a chart, surely created by the Hallmark folks or some etiquette guru, that told you what gift you should give for each year, 1-60.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, I have a friend that doesn’t feel much like a friend anymore. I don’t like confrontation. Do I just pretend everything is ok? It just feels unfinished. Unfriendly Dear Unfriendly, I don’t know anyone who really likes confrontation. The word confrontation, itself, makes me uncomfortable.

HUMAN’S POWER IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM

GOD has not given Christians power over spiritual beings. GOD healed many over the ages but it has always been His power that did it. Humans only ask in faith and GOD does the healing. Humans only have power over themselves and some things of the world.