Fire can be a force for either good or bad. For instance, the words “all fired up!” usually connotes positive feelings whereas the phrase “you’re fired!” can mean that you have been involuntarily deselected from the workforce. Fire can destroy or renew. A little of both took place ...

“Every child comes into the world bearing a message, that God is not yet disappointed with the human race.” Unknown This past Mother’s Day was the first without my mother. Her passing was certainly not unexpected, she was 97 and ready to go, but as helpless and dependent as she ...

What is a Gruffalo? The Gruffalo is a beloved character from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The Gruffalo has terrible tusks, claws, teeth and jaws, knobby knees, turned-out toes, and a poisonous wort at the end of his nose. His eyes are orange, his tongue is black, and he has purple ...

The month of May includes National Police Week and National EMS Week. WRAP (WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc.) would like to recognize and thank all law enforcement and emergency medical service Responders. The jobs of those in law enforcement and EMS are never easy and can be ...

Being a parent often means putting children first, putting their needs ahead of what the parent would ideally want. For homemakers of the 20th century, it even meant giving up potential opportunities to succeed in a career. The home and the family were often a mother’s highest ...

It’s been said that the frugal man spends the most and that the laziest man works the hardest. I am the embodiment of both of those concepts. There are many reasons for having a garden. Chief among them, I tell myself, is the tremendous amount of money that we will save on food purchases. ...