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She was an inspirational poet, a young mother, and a Smallpox survivor who bore the scarring of the disease. In the early 18th century, she left her home in England to be with her husband in the Ottoman Empire of Europe. While Lady Mary Wortley Montagu lived over 290 years ...

Have you ever taken your kids to a movie that was said to be “fun for the whole family” and after the first few minutes of the film you realized that someone else’s definition of fun was not the same as yours.  What they deemed as appropriate was most definitely ...

Dinnertime is over.  The kitchen is now closed, and the clock is edging towards the late evening hours.  But little voices can still be heard in whispers or shouts depending upon what your household looks like after the sun goes down or shortly before. For some parents, the evening time ...

We recently said good-bye to our youngest child and only son, leaving him in the Tennessee mountains at a wonderful christian university to begin his college days. With 9 hours distance between us, it felt strange leaving him there. But the change was made easier by his excitement, and the ...

Tis the season to be jolly!   You may be asking, “Is it Christmas?”… Slow down… No it’s not. But this time of year really does bring out the jolliness in both parents and children alike. This is because it’s back to school time again!   Parents are eager to ...