Family Fun and Games
South Carolina Woman Magazine (SC) May 12
It’s hard to believe that another school year is about to come to a close! It feels like I just sent my kids off to their first day. The weeks during the school year fly by and are packed full of activities, parties, and school work.... Read More
South Bay Woman Magazine (CA) Spring 2012
“I’m FREEZING!”
“But it’s 60 degrees…”
When did I suddenly get old-lady-blood? I live in Southern California, isn’t it supposed to be hot all year long? And uh, sorry. 60 degrees is... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
This year, a number of new runners are expected to participate in the Ramble Run, but the popular event will also welcome back many mother/child teams who enjoyed the inaugural event in 2011. Last year, 65 mother/child teams competed in the... Read More
Alamance Magazine (NC) May 2012
Coffee filter flowers can be made to look like strikingly realistic romantic roses and peonies. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, why not make a bouquet of these lovely posies for her? They’ll far outlive their real... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) February 2012
For one of the strategic planning sessions for an organization I represented, I traveled to Jekyll Island, Georgia. I found that the Georgia Coast was a hidden paradise where I loved walking along the beach. Exploring further, I found a chapel with... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) April 2012
It is often difficult to interest children in history, and it can be even more difficult to awaken their social conscience. This year, let the holiday founded in Nebraska open the door to history and build a foundation for stewardship.
Arbor Day... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) April 2012
In 1928, 202 acres of forest entered into the Omaha Park system. Hummel Park is a beautiful, nature-rich park with large oaks and stunning hickory trees. However, it is best known for the amazing summer memories it has created in the lives of Omaha... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) April 2012
Jellybeans have been an American favorite for years, and they are certainly a staple of April candies. They’ve been to outer space on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, and artists have used thousands at a time to create bright mosaics. So... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) August 2008
Kathy Eliscu is a nurse and freelance writer
who lives in Westbrook. She credits her way of
looking at the light side of life to her mother, the
late Marge Eliscu, whose Coffee Break humor
column ran for two decades in the Maine
Sunday Telegram. ...Kathy Eliscu is a nurse and freelance writer
who lives in Westbrook. She credits her way of
looking at the light side of life to her mother, the
late Marge Eliscu, whose Coffee Break humor
column ran for two decades in the Maine
Sunday Telegram.... Read More
Rochester Women Magazine (MN) First Quarter, 2007
By Nicole Bennett Engler Growing up on Lake Zumbro instilled in sisters Dana DeWitz and Heidi Rubin an appreciation for the lake and activities surrounding it. However, when they waterskied for the first time at ages 9 and 8, they never imagined it ...By Nicole Bennett Engler
Growing up on Lake Zumbro instilled in sisters Dana DeWitz and Heidi Rubin an appreciation for the lake and activities surrounding it. However, when they waterskied for the first time at ages 9 and 8, they never imagined it... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) April 2012
In 1928, 202 acres of forest entered into the Omaha Park system. Hummel Park is a beautiful, nature-rich park with large oaks and stunning hickory trees. However, it is best known for the amazing summer memories it has created in the lives of Omaha y ...In 1928, 202 acres of forest entered into the Omaha Park system. Hummel Park is a beautiful, nature-rich park with large oaks and stunning hickory trees. However, it is best known for the amazing summer memories it has created in the lives of Omaha... Read More
By Layla Hansel-SteensmaWhile living in Kansas, Dorothy had few options, so she caught a ride on a tornado to pass a little time. Thankfully, we don't have to go through extremes to access world class getaways.Although Brevard is like 'Oz', with a ne ...By Layla Hansel-Steensma
While living in Kansas, Dorothy had few options, so she caught a ride on a tornado to pass a little time. Thankfully, we don't have to go through extremes to access world class getaways.
Although Brevard is like 'Oz', with a... Read More
Baseball fanatic Deana Carr doesn’t just watch the Detroit Tigers. She is a Tiger for a week each year. By Elisabeth Miller From the field to the stands, the hotdogs to the peanuts, Deana Carr loves baseball especially the Detroit Tigers. Dea ...Baseball fanatic Deana Carr doesn’t just watch the Detroit Tigers. She is a Tiger for a week each year.
By Elisabeth Miller
From the field to the stands, the hotdogs to the peanuts, Deana Carr loves baseball especially the Detroit Tigers.... Read More
By Bridget DeanThe poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost encourages the reader to take the path untraveled. For every female, the path to womanhood is a new and intimate experience. On October 11, a mother-daughter retreat organized b ...By Bridget Dean
The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost encourages the reader to take the path untraveled. For every female, the path to womanhood is a new and intimate experience. On October 11, a mother-daughter retreat organized... Read More
How one stay-at-home mom sends her art around the worldBy Marlene PetersenExquisite spirals of purple, yellow, red, and green glass floating in a globe become violet blooms, red pepper slices, and funky triangles inside Kari Makoutz’s kaleidosc ...How one stay-at-home mom sends her art around the world
By Marlene Petersen
Exquisite spirals of purple, yellow, red, and green glass floating in a globe become violet blooms, red pepper slices, and funky triangles inside Kari Makoutz’s... Read More
Rochester Women Magazine (MN) First Quarter, 2007
By Amy Brase While studying the pie menu at Bakers Square and discussing summer plans with three new-to-the-Midwest friends, the conversation turned to small-town celebrations. Some of us who were raised in the street dance/dunk tank/pie eating cont ...By Amy Brase
While studying the pie menu at Bakers Square and discussing summer plans with three new-to-the-Midwest friends, the conversation turned to small-town celebrations. Some of us who were raised in the street dance/dunk tank/pie eating... Read More
Alamance Magazine (NC) May 2012
Coffee filter flowers can be made to look like strikingly realistic romantic roses and peonies. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, why not make a bouquet of these lovely posies for her? They’ll far outlive their real... Read More
Parent News (SC) Feb 12 2012
When the short days and cold weather of January bring on a case of winter doldrums, a weekend family road trip can be the perfect antidote. Packing up and getting away, even for just a few nights, may provide a bright winter pick-me-... Read More
South Carolina Woman Magazine (SC) May 12
It’s hard to believe that another school year is about to come to a close! It feels like I just sent my kids off to their first day. The weeks during the school year fly by and are packed full of activities, parties, and school work.... Read More
South Bay Woman Magazine (CA) Spring 2012
“I’m FREEZING!”
“But it’s 60 degrees…”
When did I suddenly get old-lady-blood? I live in Southern California, isn’t it supposed to be hot all year long? And uh, sorry. 60 degrees is... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
This year, a number of new runners are expected to participate in the Ramble Run, but the popular event will also welcome back many mother/child teams who enjoyed the inaugural event in 2011. Last year, 65 mother/child teams competed in the... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) February 2012
For one of the strategic planning sessions for an organization I represented, I traveled to Jekyll Island, Georgia. I found that the Georgia Coast was a hidden paradise where I loved walking along the beach. Exploring further, I found a chapel with... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) April 2012
It is often difficult to interest children in history, and it can be even more difficult to awaken their social conscience. This year, let the holiday founded in Nebraska open the door to history and build a foundation for stewardship.
Arbor Day... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) April 2012
In 1928, 202 acres of forest entered into the Omaha Park system. Hummel Park is a beautiful, nature-rich park with large oaks and stunning hickory trees. However, it is best known for the amazing summer memories it has created in the lives of Omaha... Read More