Chrysa Smith Wins Dove Foundation Endorsement!

Time to celebrate! Our NRFGP blogger and friend, Chrysa Smith, just received an endorsement from the Dove Foundation for family-friendly entertainment. Chrysa's latest book in her Adventures of the Poodle Posse series was recognized as "Dove Family-Approved" and suitable for all ages. The Dove Foundation has done wonderful work in supporting families, women and girls, and this nod to our Chrysa is a well-deserved honor. Here's an excerpt from the Dove review:   [...]

2018-10-30T09:45:12-04:00November 16th, 2013|0 Comments

Getting Some Headspace

By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's no secret that I'm usually a little stressed. And I'm not alone. Work stuff, family stuff, money stuff, general life stuff...sometimes sleep is hard to come by for all the "stuff" swimming around in my tiny head. My usual go-to solution involves wine and chocolate, but for obvious reasons (drunkenness and excess poundage), they aren't always practical. Seems like genuine mental refreshment should come from a more spiritual [...]

2018-10-30T09:45:12-04:00November 15th, 2013|0 Comments

Taking the French Fry Right Out of My Mouth

  by Chrysa Smith It's everywhere. We read about it in magazines and hear about it on public service messages. Plus, for most of us, we've been lectured on it from our parents all of our early lives. Eat your vegetables. Don't eat too much junk food. Soda isn't good for you. Limit the sweets. And read the labels on your food products. Blah, blah, blah. We know. We understand. We're an intelligent [...]

2018-10-30T09:45:12-04:00November 14th, 2013|0 Comments

An Assault in the Big City

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. There’s no place quite like New York City. The streets teem with life, energy and creativity. And everything, absolutely everything, is big. Big crowds, big buildings, big stores, big billboards, big traffic jams—just big. It’s one of my favorite places to visit, but precisely because it’s so big, it’s also overwhelming. And sometimes scary. Life tends [...]

2018-10-30T09:45:12-04:00November 12th, 2013|2 Comments
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