Voices

How to wrap your loved ones in love with prayers

Feb 24, 2020 at 09:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Prayers they taste like chocolate comforting and sweet to savor And how … Like snow They fall upon the chaos covering it with blankets of forgiving white And s.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 10 reasons to attend Storybook Breakfast next week

Feb 20, 2020 at 08:00 am by Laura Beth Payne

It's interesting what parenthood does to you, and I'm not just talking about the weight gain or crow's feet. For me, becoming a mom put childhood needs at the top of my radar.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Hang Around with Good Dads

Feb 19, 2020 at 09:00 am by Dads2Dads

In his book, Be a Better Dad Today, author Gregory Slayton says there are no lone ranger dads. Every father needs the help and support of friends and older role models. .... Read More

Much-needed advice from Murfreesboro Mama about rainy days

Murfreesboro Mama: 8 Curiously Cool Spots for Rainy Day Play

Feb 13, 2020 at 11:00 am by Laura Beth Payne

Most of us have had our fill of rain lately. I think that's called an understatement. As long as the temps stayed warm-ish I was fine to send the kids out to play in our mudd.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Love is its own power

Feb 13, 2020 at 08:00 am by Dads2Dads

Valentine's Day is coming. . . a time when we get all soft and buy a card or candy or flowers (sometimes all three) to show someone how much we like/love them. It's a great da.... Read More

Declarations of Love for Valentine's Day

Feb 13, 2020 at 07:00 am by Paulette Jackson

His name was Walter and he was fourteen years old. School was out for the summer, and his mother was driving him to Texas to live with his two great uncles. Retired soldiers o.... Read More

Micheal Bloomberg is trying to buy the nomination

An open letter to Democrats from a Democrat: Reject Bloomberg

Feb 11, 2020 at 03:51 pm by Jason Bennett

An open letter to Democrats from a Democrat: Democrats, we need to talk. It's serious. You won't win a presidential election against a racist, xenophobic, homophobic, islamap.... Read More

Legal Aid Society: How to Protect Yourself in the Debt Collection Process

Feb 10, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Unless you've received a phone call from a debt collector, you probably don't know much about the debt collection process. People get behind on payments and in debt for a vari.... Read More

Slideshow

Murfreesboro Mama: 5 things you might have missed about Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center

Feb 06, 2020 at 09:30 am by Laura Beth Payne

Murfreesboro still surprises me. As I planned this article I felt it was only right to draw attention to a place helping us remember African-American history this month, but.... Read More

Dads2Dads: How to be a finisher, not a starter

Feb 04, 2020 at 10:00 am by Dads2Dads

How did you get all those loose ends—those unfinished tasks that are dangling in the wind? Why did you take on so many projects all at once? Why didn't you say no? Most.... Read More

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Feb 03, 2020 at 10:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Certainty From man's perspective in this extraordinarygame of lifeIt is so easy to become confused and thinkyou are the doerBut from God's infinite certainty Hea.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Increase your value by focusing on yourself

Jan 29, 2020 at 11:00 am by Dads2Dads

Hey dad, how about focusing on yourself? You might say, “Wait a minute … that sounds a little selfish. You guys are always saying ‘Be there for the ki.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Good Parenting and Good Partnering go hand in hand

Jan 22, 2020 at 09:00 am by Dads2Dads

Last week we dealt with the importance of stepping up to the plate and being a good dad -- showing up, listening, paying attention … those things that are sometim.... Read More

Yellow warbler song bird singing in tree flowers by Scott Leslie, Fine Art America

The Gift of Help. Giving Birth to Hope

Jan 20, 2020 at 09:11 am by Paulette Jackson

Her son had a nasty cough for several days, so the nights were a little busy with up and downs. While he was "on the mend," the previous night brought the realization that ano.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Resolutions to keep in 2020

Jan 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm by Dads2Dads

The new year arrives, and we resolve to make many improvements in our lives. The beginning of the year can be a time to reflect on how last year went, and what we want the nex.... Read More