In the early morning hours of Sept. 27, as Hurricane Helene descended over the Appalachian Mountains, Chris Griffin noticed a creek near his North Carolina home was higher than normal. An hour ...

My aunt's death created an opportunity to reflect on what's important in life and renewed my motivation to make a difference with what remains of it.

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Here’s how to counteract it. By Jen Murphy We’ve all heard that sitting too long is bad for you. We’re not evolved to do it, it can undermine our exercise gains, it causes dead butt syndrome.

I sat in the funeral service and watched as the casket lid was closed ... of my life and love for them because one day they will be sitting in the church at my funeral, watching the lid close ...