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Fleet Feet’s Heart and Sole Fashion Show — benefiting the American Heart Association — will be Saturday, February 25th at 7 p.m. The event will spotlight active wear, lifestyle wear, athletic apparel and shoes, as […]

By Kim Blakely My kid’s just finished wearing a heart monitor, my garage door is on the fritz, my hot rollers melted and my 2-year-old has a bad case of the whines. Oh, but we’re […]

We mamas do love pictures, especially the cute ones of our kids. So it’s especially annoying when what should have been a really great picture turns out to be not-so-great because there wasn’t enough light […]

Dear Tom, Last year was a hard one for me emotionally and my husband thinks I may be having some panic attacks. Now and then I get really nervous, start sweating and my heart feels […]

By Cara Cleek Ogden We all want our kids to eat healthy. Teaching them how to make good food choices may be one of the best tools we can give our children to help them […]

By Laurie Marshall My sister has been a brilliant menu planner for some time now. I’m always jealous of the images she posts on Instagram and Twitter that look healthy and yummy. Guilt starts to […]

By Shannon Magsam Have you ever heard of the 10-year rule? It’s the theory that it takes at least 10 years to be considered an expert in a given field. I was reminded of that […]

By Haley Villines Teaching kids to be independent is one of the hardest parts of our jobs as parents. We want our children to grow and learn, but there’s always that small part of us […]