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Last week I mentioned how my connect-the-dots stained carpet in my kids’ playroom was miraculously healed via a professional carpet cleaning by Matt Lane of Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning. (It’s still looking great, by the […]

By Shannon Magsam I don’t really like the word resolutions. So at the beginning of a new year, I prefer to set “goals” instead. Instead of a bunch of random ideas, I plan one or […]

It’s January, so that means 99.9 percent of us are REALLY trying to watch what we eat because we went a little nuts with all the great food during the holidays. For me, it’s tougher […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith Ask anyone that you know who produces great results and you will find a common thread in the fabric of their success — the ability to set and meet goals. As […]

19 Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming!  Genesis 37:19  (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” When you’re the Country Preacher Dad and live out in the sticks […]

10:06 p.m.: And the winner is…. MISS WISCONSIN!!! It came down to her and Miss Oklahoma. I thought it would be Miss Oklahoma, since she was the audience favorite from the get-go. But Miss Wisconsin […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The day after Christmas, we packed kids, suitcases, snacks, and movies into the minivan and drove 12 hours north to Minneapolis, Minnesota to visit Tom’s parents. […]

This month’s “What We’re Reading” post has something for everybody. If you’re not in the mood to dive into a new novel, there are PLENTY of other great reads in all kinds of formats. Last […]