It’s not easy being Christmas. We ask a lot of that one single holiday. The tree should have perfectly placed branches, lights and bulbs spaced just so. The meal will be straight from Good Housekeeping. Presents flow from under the tree. Each is a surprise and magically the right size and ...

The holiday gift buying season is almost over, and for many it becomes a major expense that’s reflected in monthly credit card bills. Stores have countless assortments of expensive items. It’s hard sometimes to find a meaningful gift for less then $20. It takes imagination. It’s hard ...

We have been learning about Marshall’s Rich Maurer, who grew up in Colorado; began college there; and enlisted in the Army in March 1968, believing he would be drafted anyway upon graduation. Rich enlisted for training as a radio operator. After Basic Training at Fort Bliss, Texas and ...

For so many people, the holidays mean a break from routine—and while many look forward to this time of year, it can also be stressful, especially for people living with dementia or a developmental disability, such as Down syndrome or autism. Those moments of anxiety or commotion can result in ...

As the snow falls outside, I start to think about traditions. When my sister and I were younger, we would break out Christmas cookies saved in the freezer from the year before on the first snow of the year. We would savor them as we sat on the living room floor, watching the snow fall ...

December has gone quickly and has brought on the start of winter in a big way. As we wrap up the calendar year, our staff is busy with some mid-year benchmark testing. A new assessment we’re using this year is called DIBELS. This assessment is given to our elementary students and helps us ...