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Jody Halsted is a blogger with a passion for travel. She especially loves Ireland and sharing tips with those who have never made the trip at her blog, Ireland With Kids. Jody says, “The “Sunny […]

This is the kind of giveaway that inspires a “yee-haw!” We’ve got two tickets to hand over to one country music-lovin’ mama this week which will put her smack dab in the middle of the […]

Farmland Adventures, best known for its giant 9-acre corn maze and pick-your-own pumpkin patch, opens Friday, Sept. 7. We asked LuDonna Parsons, official Farmland mom (and mom to seven kids who all help out on […]

I truly love to read and can spend hours doing it. But I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never once read ALL the way through the Bible. Let’s face it — all the history and old […]

Dear Andi, I recently went from a brunette to a blonde. My makeup looks too dark now. Any advice on what colors I should be wearing now that I have lighter hair? Dear Blondie, I […]

6 Better a handful with quietness Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.  ~ Ecclesiates 4:6 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” Do you ever regret something […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m beginning to think that, although our dog Charlie has been blessed with a super-powered Beagle nose, perhaps he didn’t get a great deal of Beagle […]

Dear Tom, My daughter is starting Kindergarten this month and she is really anxious about it. I know a certain amount of anxiety about starting school is normal, but I’m worried that she is spending […]