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By Orly Benaroch Light. Last spring, while wandering the charming streets of Mission Hills, California, with my dog Alfie, I was trying to find a little Thai restaurant. I must have looked a bit lost—standing on a corner, squinting at my phone—when a man on a bicycle rolled up beside me. He was younger, with a warm smile. “Need help?” he asked. I told him where I was headed, and to my surprise, he said he goes there all the time and offered to walk me there. Just a few blocks

When the Empty Nest Fills Again: FindingGrace in Life’s Unexpected Turns By Stephanie Bell When my daughter left for college, I felt a mix of pride, excitement, and something I couldn’t quite name, a quiet ache that sat just beneath the surface. After decades of raising children, the house suddenly felt too quiet, too tidy, too still. Like so many women, I thought the “empty nest” marked a new chapter of independence. But I didn’t expect that chapter to take such an unexpecte

By Lanette Smith When I was a little girl, asking to be told a story became a two-fold nightly routine in our home.  First, I wanted to hear mom and dad tell me true stories about their growing up years.  And afterwards, I also wanted to be read to from a book of tales.  Both of which I learned by heart. At age fifty, my desire for story has only grown.  Recently it took the form of films about famous women doing great things.  I watched everything from Marie Curie discoverin