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Planning The Perfect Wedding

Mar 8, 2016 | Features

What To Do Before the “I Do” by Tina Dannel You said yes — congratulations! Being engaged and beginning the process of planning your wedding can be exciting, but it can also be very overwhelming. Whether you’re getting married in eight weeks or eighteen...

Making Your House Market Ready

Jan 29, 2016 | Features

Spring is always a popular season for sellers to place their home on the market. by John Griffin Making the actual decision to sell can many times prove to be a tough one. Now that you’ve decided, I hate to say this, but you’ve still got a lot of work to do. Of...

Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions to be Healthier

Dec 28, 2015 | Features

The tradition of setting New Years resolutions dates back thousands of years. by Levi Memmer It started more than 4,000 years ago with the ancient Babylonians celebrating the New Year not in January, but in March, when the spring harvest came. Centuries later, the...

Christmas Traditions Worth Sharing

Nov 30, 2015 | Features

by Lindsay Rose When I was tasked with writing an article about holiday traditions, I wanted to make sure I had something new to say. I come from a very large family and have a host of different traditions of my own to share, but this isn’t about me. Instead, I chose...

Raising Thankful Children

Nov 4, 2015 | Features

The holiday season is upon us. It’s a time to give thanks, rejoice, and fill our hearts with love and gratitude. by Lindsay Rose It’s a joyous time of year, but let’s face it, for many of us it is also a season marked with excess, overbooked schedules and stress. It’s...

Setting Santa Expectations

Nov 4, 2015 | Features, Main Slider

by Lindsay Rose Raising grounded, grateful children means making them understand that not everyone has what they have. One child’s idea of necessity (ex. a single Barbie doll) may another child’s mere wish. It can be hard for young children to understand how Santa can...