November is National Home Care and Hospice Month — an opportunity to honor the millions of nurses, home care aides, therapists and social workers who impact the lives of those they serve. Here, team members from D’Iberville-based Saad Healthcare — Sarah Rumery, director of hospice, and Cari- Ann Dunning, patient care coordinator — share some […]
There’s a hot new hangout for pets in Bay St. Louis, and humans might be a bit envious of all the tasty offerings for their four-legged friends. Café BoneJour opened on Blaize Avenue in Old Town on June 8, and since then, pets have been pouring in. Owner Roxanne DeNicola, a New Orleans native, owns […]
No two students learn exactly alike, yet it’s so important for children to understand themselves as learners. In fact, assessing one’s learning style or styles helps students in multiple ways. Students who understand how they learn best are better able to advocate for themselves in school. This is important to learn from a young age, […]
Katie Allen is mom of three wonderful children and founder/owner of Nella Home Interiors & Gifts in Gulfport. Although she’s always on the go, she never misses an opportunity to hang out with family and friends … especially if it involves 80s night! Just recently celebrating Nella’s fifth year in business, Allen is excited to […]
One of my favorite sayings is, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him the plans you have for yourself.” I love it not only because it has proven to be repeatedly accurate, but also because embracing it has allowed me to be more accepting of life’s challenges and redirections. One of those redirections […]
I often hear the remark, “I don’t know how you do your job. I would not want to hear the stories that you must get.” Even worse, “Thank you for all that you do, but I could never do that.” Talking about interpersonal violence can be difficult, but I am able to help kids in […]
BEFORE MY TRANSFORMATION Before my transformation, I was very unhappy with myself when I looked in the mirror. I didn’t like going clothes shopping because I had to settle for “cover-up” clothes to hide what I didn’t like about myself. I dreaded doctor visits, too, because the first thing I had to do was weigh […]
By Kelly Hawkins One in four women and one in seven men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which is staggering. Domestic violence often is stigmatized and misunderstood, resulting in fear of coming forward for those affected and in […]
In 1997, I met a handsome and charming guy while we were stationed at Osan Air Base, South Korea. In August 1998, we were married, and the military relocated us to Virginia. We began what I’d hoped would be a happy life. We rented a townhouse, met friends and settled into being a married couple. […]
By Tammy Smith For those of us in south Mississippi, fall isn’t as much a sudden nip in the air as a state of mind. On the Coast, we may not see as many seasonal changes as other places, but we still can create that fall feeling we all look forward to. It’s easy to […]
