Why I Quit Wearing Make-Up (and You Can Too)
Okay, before anyone who actually knows me calls me a liar, let me confess that I do, in fact, wear make-up sometimes. I get...
Kick off Summer with a BANG – 4th of July Happenings
(Events in chronological order)
Freedom Fest - Alcoa
6pm - 10 pm Saturday, June 27
In addition to the dazzling display of explosives, an entertainment stage will be...
Summer Heat and Tips for Your Car from PRO TOY {Giveaway}
For Barry Dickey, owner of PRO TOY, devastating personal loss didn't mean a collapse in spirit but instead led to a greater devotion and...
Letting Go Of Good
There are a lot of good things in our lives. We are busy people, always going, doing. And most of what we are doing...
Those Summer Nights
I grew up during that amazing time when summers were spent almost exclusively outside. Even during those fluke, pop-up thunderstorms, we’d traipse down to...
12 Tips For Encouraging Your Child to Read This Summer
During my years as a public schoolteacher, there were two questions that parents repeatedly asked. Well, there were lots, but I'm just going to address...
Parenting a Fearless Child
I would never consider myself a fearful person.
I blame my Faith and my father for most of that, and over the years I have been...
In + Around Knoxville
Chasing Waterfalls In East Tennessee
It is that time of year to get wet and wild! The heat is rising and summer is waning. To help you beat the...


















