“I move, therefore I am.” ― Haruki Murakami

As another school year continues, any struggles that children might face often become more evident in a classroom setting. Students juggle the common challenges of learning, growing up and just fitting in among peers, but they may also experience additional stressors such as dealing with fam…

I enjoyed participating in the opening luncheon of this year’s Tennessee Valley Fair, a tradition celebrated in East Tennessee for a century.

The youth and young adult years often represent the prime of life – a time filled with fun and new experiences. But they can also be marked by challenges or stress in school, with friends and at home. 

Folks in Middle Tennessee have endured highs in the 90s and the heat index over 100 for so many days recently that I would imagine you are ready for a pattern change and that is exactly the news I bring.

“Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far.” — Theodore Roosevelt

As suicide and attempted suicide continue to dominate discussions and topics related to the health care of young people, the demographic’s reliance and use of social media gets much of the blame.

It looks like we are going to have a hot week in Middle Tennessee with high temperatures in the 90s and the nights in the low 70s.

This past fall we bought a new house in Gallatin.

"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.”

In Tennessee, our state parks have been going strong since 1937, over 80 years ago.

After the lovely Labor Day weekend, there will be a slight chance of an afternoon thundershower by the middle of the week because of the heat and increasing humidity.  

The jar of colored pencils delights my eyes. I keep them where I can see them because they serve as a reminder of how people come in as many colors as the pencils or crayons do. The first time I heard Harry Chapin sing about the little boy whose teacher shamed him for not coloring flowers re…

Few purchases can wreak more havoc on your pocketbook than when the used car you purchase develops mechanical problems.