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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, the flood of emotion was waiting to trickle dow...
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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 2017? Commit to exercising every day? Go vege...
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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 our grandson, Jon Paul Lipe, participated in as [&h...
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On the verge of retirement, Robert Finley has found new life by strapping on his guitar, traveling from venue to venue, and proving that it is never too late to live your dream. Article by Nils Borquist Photography by Aaron Greenhood MANY PEOPLE ON THE VERGE OF retirement look forward to days spent a...
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Grace and Joe Pepper, along with their children, have maintained their Christmas tree farm for over 25 years in West Monroe. Thanks to their year-long hardwork and maintenance, the Peppers have become part of our Christmases by being kind enough to provide us a cherished piece of our holiday traditio...
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In November 2015, Holley and Jonathan Perry lost a child. Through grief and heartbreak, what would transpire in the days after losing John Clarke is nothing short of a miracle. This is their story and the beginning of what will be their legacy, a child was saved and a foundation was formed. article b...
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Article by April Clark Honaker and Photography by Martin G Meyers Erin Martinez is known for seeing beauty in ordinary materials. As the founder of Lotus Farm Designs, she started making simple, yet graphically elegant journals designed to guide journalers through 12 months of prayer and gratitude. N...
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article by Meredith McKinnie We found out we were pregnant in April. We found out we weren’t anymore in June. During the hope and expectation and emotion and hormones, before the heartbreak, I wrote a letter to a fetus I was sure would be a little girl… May she giggle when she runs in the […]...
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article by Paul Lipe I REMEMBER that, through the years, Christmas has been one of my favorite days on the calendar. And as I recall Christmases-Past, one stands out as very special – it was the year that I received my first bike! The custom at our home was to open gifts on Christmas Eve. […...
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by Erin Sharplin Love The holidays are once again upon us, and we will soon be busy shopping, wrapping, dining, cooking and partying it up! Unfortunately, with all of that busyness can come bad manners and incorrect etiquette. Don’t’ worry, though, this year you can be the most proper and delightfu...
