Viva Las Vegas article by Meredith McKinnie On July 5 of last year, Boyfriend got down on one knee in the privacy of our living room and asked me to be his wife. We were both crying, though I wasn’t exactly surprised. We had felt married for years. And...
Learning To Let Go article by Cindy G. Foust Well, that was quick. January just sped by, and here we are embracing the month of love. I know I’m not the only one who thinks time is flying at warp speed the older I get. In my now 50th year of life, howe...
article by PAUL LIPE I REMEMBER being blind-sided by my youngest grandchild, Lilly, who turned six just a couple of months ago. My wife and I were in Dallas tending Lilly, Anna Kathryn and Jon Paul, while Sarah, the oldest of the Lipe siblings,...
You CAN and You WILL (Keep Your New Year Resolutions) by Erin Sharplin Love Statistically, only eight percent of those who make resolutions for the New Year actually keep them. Despite all good intentions, many lack the motivation and dedication to fo...
article by Kenny Covington I can still smell the odor. Melting plastic has a stench all its own. There were times I would swear my father and uncle were addicted to the aroma, because it seemed to me they were always melting plastic worms down to a liq...
Photographer Martin G Meyers MUAH Meka Bennett Models Ellie Jackson Chloe Cantu Anansi Thomas New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. So, whether you’re gearing up for a girl’s night out, staying in with friends or hitting the hottest club in town ...
I Hope I’m Not Ready article by Meredith McKinnie A few days before Christmas, I attended a funeral. My good friend’s father had died suddenly, and I was heartbroken for my friend. He wasn’t ready. We rarely are, and though he put on a brave face...
Resolutions For An Organized New Year article by Erin Sharplin Love [email protected] With each new year comes a fresh start and a chance to make ourselves a bit better than we were the year before. What will you do to make yourself better in...
article by Paul Lipe I REMEMBER that beautiful spring day in 2012, when we sat in the stands at the SMU Lowdon Track and Field Complex in Dallas, Texas. We were there, not to watch an SMU Mustang event, but to witness the first-ever track meet that ou...
Boogie Down To Texas article by Lou Davenport I so love Texas. I can’t really explain why, I just do. It seems like every time I have ever been there, I feel like I’m home. Maybe I lived there in a past life. Maybe I was an outlaw or maybe a big oi...