Author: CM

Written By Patricia Bianca First came Precious. The scrawny feline had sought the cool shade of my porch as a respite from the sun-drenched fields behind my home. Next came Chin, who set up camp on my deck to stalk the field...

Written By Cathy Drinkwater Better I look forward to Mother’s Day each year. That’s when my three grown kids make a fuss over me and put me up on a pedestal to let me know how special they think I am. Unfortunately, the...

Written By Donna Engle For nearly a decade, a hospital emergency room was the only health care Melissa Gilbert had. Without insurance, the 26-year old Mount Airy woman could not afford to pay a private physician. Every few...

Written By Donna Engle When Jackie Smith makes coffee in the morning at her Westminster home, her cat is sometimes under foot. But where you can always find her fuzzy friend is on the wall above her kitchen counter. YesÉ on the...

Written by Joanne Morvay Weant Ronda Nichols was six years old when she first slid a brand new leather mitt onto her hand and took her position on the softball field. Twenty-eight years later, Nichols still loves putting on a...