Balancing Act by Alison Lebovitz My closet has become a veritable three-ring circus. Every morning as I enter my not-so-big tent to get dressed, I wave to the animal print garments and faux-fur accessories surrounding me, nod approvingly at the crowd of shoes below me and then begin my daily high wire act. This precarious [...]

“Go outside and play” a hard sell Dear Childwise: Do you have any suggestions for getting a child to go outside and play? I do the “good mom” thing and limit my son’s screen time to two hours (TV, computers, Game Boy, etc.), but he would almost always rather draw or read a book than [...]

Working together in the PTA by Badiema Waldrep. Fall is in the air and the leaves are slowly turning from green to gold. Our children have been in school for more than two months now and we find our families busy with homework, scouts, sporting events, and PTA meetings. November is here, and it represents a [...]

Steamboat One and Sunken Secrets by Jennifer Crutchfield From the “Cracker Line” to the Delta Queen the Tennessee River has drama under the water, too. Glittering light dances on an ornate grand staircase as the sun filters through stained glass windows once painted Navy gray.  A queen of yesterday, Chattanooga’s Delta Queen has had many [...]

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