No Heart for Art by Jen Rouse The Short Years I am a crusher of creativity, a destroyer of dreams. Every single day, my daughters create pages and pages of artwork. And every two or three days, I gather it all up, and fold it up real small, and shove […]

Here is a video that was featured on Good Morning America. In this case it is not hard to find out who the guilty party is. Please enjoy this viral video of America’s most guilty dog.

“I love that look, but I could never wear that!” By Lani Grass Backstage with Lani Do you ever say that to yourself? I hear so many of my clients say this! I’ve also had quite a few web-surfers comment that they like when I give practical advice on incorporating […]

By Erika Weisensee, Oregon Writer If your hunch is that younger and younger children are using digital devices, from smartphones to iPads, you are correct. A new study released by Common Sense Media found that more than half (52%) of all 0- to 8-year-olds have access to a new mobile […]

First, Seek Self-Approval by Shannon Ables The Simply Luxurious Life “You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don’t believe in yourself.” ~William J.H. Boetcker The paradox of being a human is that while we are social creatures, it is our own self-approval […]

Beak — Freak or Unique? by Leona Atkinson Marvelous Works Wandering through a thrift store the other day I came upon an unusual looking TY Beanie Baby named “Beak.”  It was a plump bird, with a very long beak that had nostrils on the end of it, three toed feet, […]

An engaged woman with a heart condition that threatened her wedding and life. The story has many ups and downs that surprised the NBC reporters who followed her story. Please watch below. Please watch the video below. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

By Traci Scott, Portland Writer, Finances are tight. However, you and your significant other have managed to set aside $40 and decide to “splurge” for a night out consisting of an inexpensive dinner and a movie. You even decide to bring your own hidden snacks so you don’t have to […]

Sisters, together by Jen Rouse The Short Years Ok, here’s a correction to an earlier post: I was worried about one thing with Lucy starting school. I was worried about how she would get along with her sister. My oldest daughter is a very social kid. She has a lot […]

By Erika Weisensee, Oregon Writer It was 1980 something, to borrow a line from singer Mark Wills, when my parents began renting movies from a mom and pop movie rental place in our town. On Friday nights, they’d rent a bunch of movies and the old suitcase style VCR, and […]