by Andrea Stickney How did we ever find that toboggan hill in Kensington? We didn’t. We made it, along with a growing number of winter snow enthusiasts, until the broken arms and legs, not to mention threatened lawsuits, shut it down.   But that was only temporary. Some things are meant to be, and the hill […]

Beauty is not just found in ‘the eyes’ of the beholder by Jill Ogden Living with a degenerative retinal disease, I’ve watched my world slowly dim as my vision has faded. Over the years, I have lost many things. I have lost the ability to see colors, recognize faces, or watch the waves roll across […]

‘Hatchet’: An iconic and inspiring story for young adults by Joan Tucker Gary Paulsen is a three-time Newberry Honor Author and captures the attention of young readers by writing this story from the perspective of Brian Robeson, a 13-year-old boy starting an adventure in a small Cessna 406 airplane. So many emotions are going through […]

Nine different—but powerful—words pierced through silent veins of addiction  by Tina Cole-Mullins (Editor’s Note: Faces of Addiction is a continuing series about people who experience drug addiction and the difficulty of recovery. By telling their stories, they hope to help others who are struggling and encourage them to seek treatment and healing.) When you’re born […]