As May arrives in Michigan, the crisp spring air begins to carry the faint, unmistakable scent of freshwater. It is the unofficial starting gun for the Great Lakes boating season. After months of heavy coats and snow boots, Michiganders are ready to trade their parkas for nautical ropes, crisp navy-and-white stripes, and pops of vibrant
We recently ventured down to South Padre Island for a getaway. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I was in high school, it was a popular destination with my peers. In Michigan, that made it seem like the island must be something special — why choose it over anywhere else if it wasn’t
In the summer of 2015, a friend invited a few of us over to her house to kayak. Although I had lived across the street from Marl Lake in Fenton for a few years, I had never tried it. I decided to go almost all in and bought an inflatable kayak. My friend Wendy and
Our nation needs three million more residences than are available today, across all price ranges, to meet the exploding demand for homeownership. That includes starter houses, condominiums, and fixer-uppers, as well as larger, higher-priced homes in every region of the United States. News sites such as Bridge Michigan say Genesee County needs about 7,000 more
In spite of April showers, spring, and the promise of warmer months ahead, fuels this edition of My Style. After a long Michigan winter, the urge to break hibernation and head outdoors is real. Whether you gravitate toward a well-manicured formal garden or the overflowing bounty of edible and cutting beds, your garden, like your
By Alexandria Nolan-Miller Isn’t it funny that one of the best parts of travel is the anticipation long before the trip begins? You aren’t there yet, the bags aren’t packed, and still the magic has already started working on you. The promise of new places, different scenery, and an alternate rhythm of life, even if
Let’s face it… nobody is getting out alive. We’re all going to die — we just don’t know when. Someone will write your obituary. These will likely be the final words people will say about you. And they’ll share the information they know, rather than what you might want your final story to be. If
The federal government partially shut down on Monday, Feb. 15. Congress could not come to an agreement on a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security due to disagreements over Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is housed within the department. Since the Transportation Security Administration is also housed there, this means these workers will
Who? Me? Die? Nope, that kind of stuff doesn’t happen to me. These bad habits of mine might be harmful for you, but I’ve got this. At least, that’s what I thought and how I lived for the first four decades of my life. Now that I am approaching 60 (in two years), my stance
By Lyndsay Hudgens Spring is in the air. Snow is hopefully in our rearview mirror for the year, and everything is coming back to life. In every bloom, in every awakening from hibernation, God is telling His redemption story—He brings dead things back to life. In John 11, one of Jesus’ dear friends, Lazarus, passes
I’ll admit I’m biased. As a financial advisor I feel that a qualified person in my position adds tremendous value for our clients. Now let me try and convince you why a financial advisor can be so helpful in developing your financial future. For decades, the path to retirement seemed straightforward: save diligently, invest wisely,
“If you can lean, you can clean!” I heard the not-so-soothing voice of my Burger King manager, Todd, below. I was literally leaning against the pop machine at the drive-thru window, waiting for a customer to set off the “time to take an order” alarm—those really do exist, or at least they did in the
