By Rick Seaney | Contributor The holidays are coming and you want a deal. Unfortunately, cheap flights are mostly non-existent at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. The airlines know we want to fly during these celebratory periods and raise their prices to whatever we will pay (which can be a…
By Deborah Dobbs, MA | Contributor In A Grief Observed C.S. Lewis wrote, “Grief is like the sky. It covers everything,” and he was describing how it feels on an average day. The holiday season has a way of magnifying our grief. If you’re facing your first holiday without your…
By Taylor Mohr | Contributor For parents, the holidays are filled to the brim with emotions – some joyous, others stressful. A budget stretched too thin by gifts and travel, too much time with the in-laws, and sugar-saturated kids out of school are some of the main ingredients in a…
By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Publisher, Good Life Family Magazine I love a great story that unfolds on the big screen. I study the characters and find myself thinking how I’d be portrayed in a movie. Not so much who would play my role, but what is my role? How…
By Alicia Wanek The Legendary Family Opens Up About Family, Philanthropy, Faith, Heroes, and, of course, Basketball. For the Nelsons, the “family business” is basketball. Patriarch Don Nelson is a legendary NBA player and coach, named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. His son Donnie has made…
Make your list and check it twice. We’ve put the wrap on gift ideas to add sparkle, festivity and delight to the spirit of giving – and just in the (Saint) Nick of time! Read More
Just in time for the holiday season, Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm welcomes unique women’s fashions from leading retailer J.Jill. J.Jill offers women’s apparel in misses, petite, tall and plus sizes, as well as accessories and footwear. With new styles arriving every month, the brand provides a versatile and easy-to-put-together…
Explore Horizons, a local tutoring and enrichment provider, is pleased to announce a partnership with Dallas homeless shelter, Family Gateway. As part of the partnership, Explore Horizons will be offering voluntary educational support services in math, reading and writing once a month to children who are living at the shelter. …
Crust Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 ½ sticks unsalted butter 6 tablespoons cold water Instructions: Combine dry ingredients, pulse twice in a food processor. Return to bowl and place 1 stick of butter cut into ¼ inch pieces on top. Use your hands…