It may look fine on your calendar: Grandma Jan’s house for Christmas breakfast, your mom’s house for lunch, his step-dad’s house for dinner, and your grandpa’s house for a second dinner. Everyone’s covered and there are no overlaps on the planner. But by the end of the day you’re exhausted and so stuffed that you’re…
With events from Super Bowl parties to holiday celebrations right around the corner, all this week we will be bringing you a variety of insights, tips, stories, resources and, of course, recipes in our Hospitality Series. Enjoy! My husband Joel and I were part three of a past-present-future-themed progressive dinner party this spring. This meant…
Walking through the Salem Center Mall looking for a formal for my wife felt like trying to get on the right car of an Italian train—the clothing terms seemed like a foreign language—and the few words I did understand, like “clearance” and “70 percent off” didn’t exactly put me on the right track. Linda and…
Single? Dating? Engaged? Newly married? Whatever your relationship status, today’s gifts, Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married and The Five Love Languages, Singles Edition offer practical, encouraging advice and insight from Dr. Gary Chapman! Bestselling author and marriage counselor, Gary Chapman, with more than 35 years of counseling couples, believes that divorce is the…
Christmas is one of the most wonderful times of the year. It is a time when there is joy, laughter, love, and hope all around. We are reminded of the powerful gift of salvation we have been given through Jesus Christ. Family and friends surround us as we make memories together. Plus, there is often…
