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…
By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Good Life Family I write to educate and inform. I am a publisher and a journalist, and I am proud of it. It gives me a great sense of purpose to bring news, knowledge and enrichment to readers on a variety of topics. The ability…
BOOK REVIEW AND Q & A WITH AUTHOR KELLY FUHLMAN By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon From dyslexia, drug addiction, and trauma, there were many times when author, Kelly Fuhlman didn’t think she would make it. Even in times of great success, she still felt lost. Through her candid journey, Kelly shares how to…
By Elizabeth Lenart | Contributor The Storehouse of Collin County invites the community to provide the trimmings for Thanksgiving Dinner for our neighbors in need by donating $20 to sponsor a Thanksgiving Food Box. Each box includes fruit, green beans, corn, sweet potatoes, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cornbread mix, raisins,…
By Alicia Wanek Winemaking is an industry which is still very male-dominated. According to Woman Owned Wineries, a nationwide directory of female wine entrepreneurs, of the 4800 wineries in California only 19 percent of the wineries are owned or co-owned by women and only 10 percent of head winemakers are women. But…
By Alice Ann Holland, Ph.D., ABPP | Contributor Our world is becoming increasingly saturated with electronic screens, which has many parents wondering how best to promote their child’s physical and mental health within the reality of modern life. In the years immediately following the first release of the iPad, from…