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Who is behind making our region a mecca for family-friendly events and places? Read “Colorful Characters… and Tasty Tidbits” — our local version of People magazine. Get to know the […]

By: Jen Wainwright         A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. When you know better, you do better. […]

  By: Traci A. Jaime   As parents to young children, we become accustomed to answering all sorts of questions. At least twenty times a day, we are asked to […]

Hi everyone, Lori here with my third installment for our Meatless Monday series. Hope everyone has been enjoying these recipes as much as my family has been. Looking at all […]

By: Jen Wainwright             They’re here. Fields of yellow, dancing about and decorating the lawns… I love dandelions. I know, people say, “They’re not flowers. […]

Who and what makes our region an absolute mecca for family-friendly events and places? Read Colorful Characters… and Tasty Tidbits, our local version of People magazine. Get to know the […]

  By: Kate Cardinali Managing Time is similar to managing your grocery list. There will always be things that get added at the last minute, and often things that get […]

This week is dedicated to the Mom’s! I’ve found one-on-one activities to do with your kiddos, creative gift ideas for the Grandma’s/Great-Grandma’s and a few inspirational burps that sometimes moms […]

There are families right here in Bay County that are struggling from day-to-day to provide for their own basic needs, some of them may be your own neighbors. Poverty looks […]

Who is behind making our region a mecca for family-friendly events and places? Read “Colorful Characters… and Tasty Tidbits” — our local version of People magazine. Get to know the […]

By: Jen Wainwright             Amidst a swirling sea of change… The other day, snuggled up on the couch with my kids, my daughter’s foot caught […]

Are your children safe while online? Michigan families, especially minors, are becoming inundated with advertisements from alcohol, tobacco, pornography and gambling marketers through different internet and cell phone inboxes. Texting […]

Jen is a work-at-home mom, parent to three, and she’s been a stepparent for over 15 years. She is well-equipped to discuss and write about the great, and the not-so-great, details of all-things-parenting. […]

And it began. Vacation. Trip of a lifetime. Europe. With my father, stepmom, brother, aunt, close family-friend. To describe in detail all that we saw and did…would take a book, […]