Dear diary  05/14/2008
Reading the diaries of Clara Bedell gave Meghan Nepper a glimpse of what Canton and Waleska were like at the turn of the 20th century.

These shoes are made for walking and for hip style  05/14/2008
You can leave those blinding white sneakers out of your summer vacation suitcase: Comfortable walking shoes are a fashion dilemma no more.

Quilts, videos, scrapbooks for high school grads’ memories  05/14/2008
Do you have scattered pictures and misty water-colored memories of your graduating high-school senior?

Baby mine  05/11/2008
Yancey Pappas thought she might never be the object of a Mother's Day celebration.

Social networking sites compete with real class reunions  05/11/2008
Ten years after graduating from Taylor High School in Katy, Texas, Tina Lee Naro learned some surprising things about her former classmates. One committed atheist became a Mormon. A tightly wound "business school" type became a laid-back bartender at a Montana ski resort. And a formerly hirsute friend is now completely bald.

New bridal-gown collections offer something for everyone  05/11/2008
For every woman who has her heart set on a pouffy princess wedding gown, you'll find another who wants a sleek sheath. The good news for next year's brides is that there is a gown out there to suit any taste.

Soulful summer  05/10/2008
Kids who attend vacation Bible schools in Cherokee County might visit a rainforest, party on the beach, relax in God's back yard or plug into a power lab this summer.

New book looks for parables from Seuss  05/10/2008
When "Horton Hears a Who," is there a sermon to be heard? What about "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Lorax"? Are those characters metaphors for Christ? And "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" - if you'll only follow the Great Commission.

Billy Graham: Don’t worry about whether God will forgive you — He will  05/10/2008
Q: How can I know if God has really forgiven me? I did something several years ago that was very wrong, and I've confessed it repeatedly to God and begged for His forgiveness, but I still feel guilty. Maybe I have committed the unforgivable sin. I worry about this all the time. - Mrs. J.L.

For the birds  05/09/2008
David Boone has built 44,000 birdhouses over the past two decades, and no two of them have been exactly alike.