This has been a year filled with long, quiet thinking. by Kate Dennis Spear I am not proud to admit that I recently fell off the gratitude wagon for a short time. I have been reminded that, in times of joy and sorrow and all moments in between, there is always something to evoke gratitude. […]
by Dana Sleger | photographs by Nick Miller If you’re looking for a cool place to shop for that special guy in your life, there’s a “brotique” in Long Beach called The Dapper Pig. This place has everything to stock up and style up a male wardrobe from head to toe! In addition to flip-flops, […]
by Stephanie D. Barnes The holiday season is full of love, laughter and celebration! There are the parties, the family gatherings and festivities with friends. We celebrate with many cups of good cheer. Our cup runneth over! But this holiday season, instead of filling our cup with good cheer, perhaps we should be asking if our […]
by Rebecca Ritchey Christmas break is right around the corner, which means Christmas carols, gifts, memories and the kids home for 10 days. Ten days! Most moms have grandiose plans for the holiday break, but it stays in the plans category. This year, make those plans happen. Here are five things to do to make […]
You may catch a glimpse of the fashion-conscious Jerika Vincent on “Let’s Make a Deal,” “2 Broke Girls,” or the popular teen mystery drama, “Pretty Little Liars.” Those are just a few of the programs this D’Iberville native has appeared on. But after five years in the fast-paced Los Angeles television scene, Vincent has returned […]
by Martha Whitney Butler | photography by Ellis Anderson “Will you take any less for this?” As the proprietor of an antique mall in Bay St. Louis, that question is the bell of my alarm for each day. It’s my sunrise, my coffee, and my morning bike ride. It’s a perfectly legitimate question, but there […]
by Crystal Scretching “Make it all stop.” This was the thought I repeated in my head. The smoke alarm was beeping for a new change of batteries. My son shouted out, “Mom!” for the third time to request another fruit cup. A high-pitched ding sounded with one more e-mail for me to address. It seemed I […]
by Deborah Meza Bio-Identical hormone replacement therapy has been proven to relieve symptoms of menopause in women, restoring lost vitality due to age-related hormone changes. It is designed to replenish the testosterone and/or estrogen that women progressively lose after they hit their mid-40s. Women can benefit from maintaining adequate levels of testosterone, which improves both […]
by Sheryl Egan-Olaivar Know someone struggling with chronic pain? The Center for Disease Control reports opioid prescriptions have quadrupled since 1999, but Americans report the same pain levels. One in four Americans are now addicted. Opioid prescription misuse results in 18 women dying daily, one woman attending the ER every three minutes and a baby […]
