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  • Film Review: Matt Walsh Asks, “What Is a Woman?”0

    Matt Walsh has a simple question — but he sure has trouble getting a straight answer. Walsh is the blogger whose hard-line conservatism has, over the years, garnered much hate and even some death threats. Having recently joined Ben Shapiro’s “Daily Wire” — which according to Wikipedia, is the second-most-popular publisher on Facebook — Walsh

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  • The Birds, Bees and all the Other Sweeties

    The Birds, Bees and all the Other Sweeties0

    My daughter is such an animal lover. My momma said she reminds her of me. I’m the person that when it rains I will drive slowly to dodge all the froggies who come out in the streets at night. I slow down if there is a passing butterfly, and I will literally stop the car

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty” by Sy Montgomery

    The Bookworm Sez: “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty” by Sy Montgomery0

    It’s no fun saying “King me!” by yourself. Yep, checkers needs two to play, as does chess, backgammon, and Old Maid. Lots of things, in fact, are better when you’re got another pair of hands and another point of view to join you. In the new book “The Hawk’s Way” by Sy Montgomery, though, partnering

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  • Three Ways to Foster Creativity0

    All of us have things we want to accomplish. They might be simple tasks such as planting a garden or composing an email, or they may be more elaborate such as writing a business plan or coming up with an idea for a big project at work. Whatever the aim, some level of creativity is

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  • Mrs. Harris Goes to the Movies0

    Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel “Mrs. ’Arris Goes to Paris” concerns an aging British charwoman who is suddenly possessed by the dream of owning a Dior gown — one that would cost her practically an entire year’s salary. Opening at the height of this summer’s boffo box-office season, the new film adaptation — “Mrs. Harris Goes

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  • SPF Makeup0

    As we head into the last weeks of summer before school starts, the heat and humidity are certainly not letting up. Nor is the sunshine. I’m a big advocate for sunscreen and SPF all year long, but especially during summer. I’ve had family members suffer from skin cancer, and while it’s been treatable and everyone’s

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency” by Mark K. Updegrove

    The Bookworm Sez: “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency” by Mark K. Updegrove0

    It wasn’t even your idea. If you’d had your druthers, in fact, you would’ve chosen another course of action, but the decision was out of your control. The situation was picked not by you but for you and though it wasn’t your idea, you’ll press on. As in the new book “Incomparable Grace” by Mark

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  • In the Heat of Things

    In the Heat of Things0

    Whew, wee! These July days aren’t messing around. It is hot, hot, hot! I could do without the humidity, for sure. Now that I have introduced shorts into my wardrobe, I really haven’t minded it all that much. It’s an amazing feeling the difference when not wearing jeans. I didn’t know any better. I didn’t

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  • Tinnitus – Losing the Sound of Silence0

    According to the Mayo Clinic, tinnitus is a chronic condition whereby a person experiences ringing or other noises in one or both ears. Tinnitus is a common problem that affects approximately15% to 20% of people, and is especially common in older adults. How does it work? Under normal conditions, when a person hears a noise,

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  • Why Is It So Hard to Love?0

    “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.” Luke 6:32-36 “Love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud. It does not dishonor others; it is not self-seeking; it is not easily angered; it

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  • God Made a Farmer0

    And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker,” — so God made a Farmer. God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past

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  • The Bookworm Sez: Biographies for Kids

    The Bookworm Sez: Biographies for Kids0

    You have a very interesting life. The things you like to do, the people you love, the places you can go, it’s a lot of fun to talk about, isn’t it? You can tell stories about those things, and people like to listen. So why not find out about other people with interesting stories, too?

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