JAMIE DENTY

She smelled of flour and flowers and sounded of soft whispers and firm reprimands. She read to her child every day and treated her with...

After months of suffering with numbness in her leg and pain in her back, the young mother underwent back surgery. The operation was...

One of my favorite writing lessons to teach was “A penny for your thoughts.” I gave each student a penny, then as a class we discussed...

Be still and know that I am God. Psalms 46:10. For years, Psalms 46:10 has comforted me, stilled me, wrapped me in a warm, comforting...

I needed more quiet in my life. The French art of flaneuring showed me the way. Erika Owen, author of The Art of Flaneuring: How to...

Easter celebrates the life of Jesus Christ before and after death. And the best way to celebrate His life is to heed His words. When a...

•Today, I stood at the window and watched a redbird dance on the porch handrail. I searched but I could not see a female anywhere. Still,...

The camellia is my favorite flower. I like gardenias and magnolias, too. But, I agree with Southern Living Magazine. “The azalea is the...

Sitting in the car Saturday while waiting for one of our youngsters to run an errand, I witnessed a very poignant scene. Two young...

Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only have I found that when I talk to the little flower or to the little...

Take not a minute for granted, because that minute can never be replaced. Melody Carstairs, Fitness adviser. As this column appears in...

(I was confused. This column is to coincide with my column in The Press-Sentinel's Senior Living supplement this week. Both this column...

The joy of retirement comes in those everyday pursuits that embrace the joy of life; to experience daily the freedom to invest one’s...

Standing sentry at the entrance of a nature trail at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park in Florida, a plaque reads: Prayer of the Woods I...

I like a little ding. Ben Napier, HGTV’s “Home Town” show. In his opening spiel for his home improvement show on HGTV with his wife,...

Art can help with healing. Art and Literature tell you truths about the world and about yourself that no one else can tell you. Edward...

We all have talents. Find your passion and do it on purpose. Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier, a pharmaceutical doctoral candidate who...

While we supreme human beings think we define the nuances of words with absolute precision, actually, language defines us. And the Words...

“But they just get dirty again!” wailed the seven-year-old when he was reminded that he still had his weekly chores of sweeping the...

It appears as if creativity can backfire. When the hit TV show, “This is Us,” aired after the Super Bowl with death by “Crock Pot,” the...