February 12, 1938 in Elizabeth, New Jersey is the birth date of Judy Blume, American author of children and young adult books. Judy’s mom was a homemaker and her father was a dentist. She had a brothe...

Tracy recently requested a column for coconut. As I wasn’t sure what to write about next, I gladly jumped at the suggestion. The coconut is botanically a drupe (fruit with an inner flesh and seed cove...

“If Adam hadn’t named the animals, we wouldn’t know one animal from the other. We might have cow brains for breakfast, lizard guts for lunch and dog toes for dinner,” says James, 9. With such an activ...

The second regular session of the 57th Legislature began February 3, and the energy in the Capitol is contagious as everybody gears up for it. Representatives began the process of moving into their ne...

Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his second “State of the State” to the Oklahoma Legislature Monday on the first day of the Second Session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature. The bicameral legislative branch ...

Aren’t old habits hard to break? I am currently working on one. I am too much a clock watcher! Guilty! In my other life before living here at the retirement village, it seemed necessary to live by the...

Last week I was walking back to the house after Cub Scouts with my son and we were chatting about the day. I asked him what he had learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and I got some pretty generi...

It is less than a week before the second session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature convenes, and we hear from Governor Stitt about his proposals in the annual State of the State address. The issues fac...

When it comes to low carbs, traditional sweets are off limits. Store bought or homemade, they are loaded with sugar of some sort, and often topped with even more sugar. The only way to still satisfy t...

WASHINGTON MJanuary 22 – Every human life is precious. As a father of six, I cannot express enough how precious the lives of innocent children are. From the moment of conception, each child is worthy ...

February 2, 1931 is the birth date of author, Judith Viorst who loved to read as a child. In second grade she knew she wanted to be a writer and at the age of 12had her Girl Scout leader tell her if s...

“We should praise God, sing and pray, and don’t color on the walls, and don’t sell anything,” says Rachel, 5. Coloring on the walls always got me in trouble, too, Rachel. “The temple is a holy place, ...

Today my thoughts are about one of my tablemates here at the retirement village. She left us some time ago for her home in heaven. My heart is heavy for her loved ones – but, I am thinking positive th...

I discussed health benefits of low carb a few weeks ago, but this week I want to delve in a little deeper and discuss some common misconceptions about reducing carbs. While some people think this is o...

Southward past Western Europe, across the Mediterranean and over the Sahara...Our big aircraft made its way to the land of our calling. The plane set down in Kenya just after sunrise. It seemed fittin...

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. It’s a multi-billion-dollar industry affecting nearly 25 million people around the world. Throughout the United States, there were 10,949 cases of hu...

On Jan. 27, 1832 in Daresbury, England English author Lewis Carroll was born, the oldest boy of 11 children. He attended Christ College and lectured in mathematics, did some writings and entertained c...

KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD “Gideon used fire because the electricity ran out. God said blow the horns and crash real big, and he would give them electricity,” says Weston, 4. I’m sure Gideon and his band of ...

Often times here at the retirement village, we talk about things we sold at our moving sale or gave away and wish we had back. For instance, I sold my Bundt cake pan. A friend that lives here at the r...

Go ahead and tell the waiter, get the funny hat, bring out the slice of cake, because it’s the Rowan Fund’s second birthday! I think it’s important to sit back and reflect on successes. If you don’t, ...