Editor’s Foreword: As a child, Aubrey spent several Thanksgivings at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. This year, 15 years after the innovative kidney and heart transplant that saved her life, she is spending it at home with loved ones. This ground-breaking surgery took 12 hours and successfully gave Aubrey a new…
By Elizabeth Lenart | Contributor During this traditional month of giving thanks, the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) honored five award recipients for their selfless service and dedication to others at the organization’s 35th Annual National Philanthropy Day Celebration, held virtually on November 13. This…
By Dr. Lise Deguire | Contributor As we officially enter into the holiday season, anxiety hangs in the air, with so many worries. There is the obvious anxiety about our health and the health of our loved ones. Can we drive to see our aging parents? Can our adult children…
By Alicia Wanek We at Good Life Family often refer to many of our readers as being part of the “sandwich generation,” taking care of our growing children as well as our aging parents. Most of the time, the resources for one are not the same as the other. When…
Photo Credit: AKA Photography By Lauren Boykin, NTPA | Contributor North Texas Performing Arts (NTPA) announces that Plano resident Darrell Rodenbaugh, who has played the title role of Scrooge since the tradition began in 2011, is again taking the stage in its 10th annual Christmas celebration of Scrooge – The…
Ingredients: 1 pound broccoli florets 3 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp flour 2 cups whole or low-fat milk 2 cups 8 ounces shredded cheese (I used an Italian cheese blend) 2 large eggs whisked 1 tsp salt lots of fresh cracked black pepper a good grating of fresh nutmeg about 1/8…
Let’s face it: there’s nothing simple about being the parent of tweens and teens. One moment they’re totally happy, and the next moment nothing is right, including anything you say to them. Then toss in a worldwide pandemic! Deborah Dobbs, Executive Director of the Richardson, Texas-based nonprofit organization, The Counseling…
By Pam Melyan-Bratton | Contributor What better way to celebrate National Recycling Day on November 15 than taking some time to get organized while recycling and reusing? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average person generates 4.5 pounds of trash every day and National Geographic states that 91% of…
By Alice Ann Holland, Ph.D., ABPP | Contributor The internet and digital technology have made our world more connected than ever before, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed a new appreciation for how important that technology is. Online school, virtual meetings, and easy access to news updates have…