by Audrey Lohrey | Jan 25, 2015 | Pet Care, Washington County
Walking through the front door of my apartment, being greeted by my kitty’s purrs and leg rubs and my dog’s slobbery kisses is my favorite time of day! I am so lucky to have found these amazing animals! Many animals are waiting in shelters and foster care...
by Maggie Robertson | Jan 21, 2015 | Athens County, Beyond Marietta
Find Your Joy! It’s so important to take the time to identify talents and desires. Once known we can begin to feed them and focus our energy into becoming the best individuals we’re destined to be. We have plenty of mundane routines guided by clocks and...
by Maggie Robertson | Jan 15, 2015 | Athens County, Beyond Marietta
This winter if we’re sitting in the same place that we were a year ago, doing the same things, holding the same opinions, and making the same mistakes, then we have missed countless opportunities to grow, adapt, and evolve into the person we are destined to be....
by Maggie Robertson | Jan 7, 2015 | Athens County, Beyond Marietta
Athens, Ohio is a city built around Ohio University. Since the 1800s, the town has been growing in echo to the college. I landed here my final year of college and have chosen to linger a little longer. The local culture here is captivating to a young twenty-something...
by Donna Vail | Dec 29, 2014 | Beyond Marietta, Homeschool
Usually when I meet someone for the first time and they learn that I’m a homeschooling mother of six children they often say something like, “Oh, I could never do that with my two children, I don’t know how you do it all with six children.” This is before they find...
by Christiane Marshall | Dec 25, 2014 | Beyond Marietta, Marietta, Religious Life
People who work in nursing homes can tell you how few visitors some residents get, even on holidays. Maybe they have no people left to visit them. Maybe their families live far away. In your holiday activities, maybe you can fit in a visit? Ask at the desk who might...
