Simple Schooling at Home: Smooth Starts

by LAURA CZERWINSKI If you’ve arrived at the decision to school at home, or even if you’re just hungry for a little more detail about the “getting started” process, here […]
Eight Great Movies That Make You Think of Spring

by KAREN COOPER Spring is here! What better time to get in the mood for longer days and the arrival of early spring bloomers than by lining up a few movies […]
Happy Clients, Happy Homes Susan Dolan, Senior Broker, Ivester Jackson Distinctive Properties

photos by CARRIE ALLEN Susan Dolan knows real estate. And, she knows the finer points of style, design, and most of all, integrity. Via her own experience of frequent corporate […]
24/7 Marriage: Prove Your Promise in the Valley

by JAVIER & SHANNAN LABRADOR, The Marriage Flippers “Goin’ to the chapel and we’re gonna get married- Goin’ to the chapel and we’re gonna get married. Gee, I really love […]
For the love of Punch!

by KAREN COOPER What does punch make you think of? Wedding receptions, church socials, school dances? For me it brings back memories of big Christmas gatherings and the one time […]
Bees of Lake Norman: The Love of Local Honey

photos by CARRIE ALLEN When George McAllister moved his beekeeping operation from Charlotte to his lake home in Terrell last year, he brought with him quite the family tradition. George’s […]
Love Lake Norman: LoveLKN.org

With giving hearts and loving minds, Love Lake Norman is a church that cares deeply about you personally, and your neighbors down the street, and those across town! True to […]
Lifting Spirits with Inflated Joy!

by LAURA CZERWINSKI Born 9 weeks premature in 2013, Marek Czerwinski spent about 7 weeks at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte as a patient. Since then, he had been looking […]
A Simple Approach to Prayer

by LESLIE SPEAS “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews […]
When Mother’s Day is Hard

by TABI FALCONE If you’re to go by the scenes you see in movies, television and on social media, Mother’s Day is the sweetest and most relaxing day of celebration […]