Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, Summer is on the way. I want to be in better shape and I have gained quite a bit of weight this past winter. What do you suggest? Bigger than I want Dear Bigger than I want, I am right here with you. I will be following my own advice as well. First, forgive yourself.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, I am a perfectionist. I don’t like to do anything less than perfect. It has caused me some problems, but mostly it causes so much anxiety that I am not sure I can keep this up. How do I do a perfect job and handle the anxiety that comes with that perfection?

I Am Woman. Hear Me Roar.

When the 500 female employees of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory came to work in Manhattan on March 25, 1911, they came with scant expectations. The concept of women in the workplace was not held in any esteem in this era. Poor women worked. Period.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B Readers, Almost immediately after I submitted one of my last questions concerning stepping into the world of computing, I came upon a fabulous resource.

The other Half of the Story

At only 38 years old, Phillip Bliss had already become quite an accomplished Gospel song writer in 1876 when he agreed to put the words of the poem written by Horatio G Spafford three years earlier to music.

Turn the Classroom Inside Out

Spring is just around the corner and with spring in Texas comes warmer weather and beautiful days. On the heels of the monumental winter blast of snow and frigid temperatures that just passed, sunny days should be welcomed with open arms.

Financial Checklist For New(er) Parents

If you’re a brand-new parent, or even if you’ve been one for a little while, you’re no doubt filled with the many joys your child brings you.

The Seeds We Plant

“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” ---Anonymous Greek Proverb In the next couple of weeks, spring planting will begin in earnest.

Outfits are Not a Priority

This week’s example of misplaced priorities in education comes in a memo from the top brass of Dallas Independent School District. Like all districts in the nation, DISD is also wading through the uncertainty in education this pandemic season.

WEATHER—My Favorite Part of the Newscast! Thank you so much!

I have had more time to watch television the past days of winter, and especially during the “deep freeze” and its associated trials and tribulations.