One in five children will experience a significant emotional, behavioral, or psychological problem, statistics show. Anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, loss, and difficulties with focus and attention are among the challenges that kids can face. Mean…
On Monday evenings, the Gilbert family hops into the car and drives across town to an old farmhouse on Northwest Boulevard in Davenport. Inside those walls, Rachel, John, and daughter Julia, do the hard work of grieving. Richard and Francie Hedeen we…
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 12 NOON – 2 PM Batter up for this grand slam of an afternoon! Bring your lawn chair and sunscreen to St. Paul, and wear your favorite baseball team’s shirt or hat, for fun in the sun for all ages. FOOD Hot dogs! Hot dogs! We’ve got y…
Jo and Carma first met in high school. She was a Presbyterian, he was born into St. Paul Lutheran. He invited her to come with him to Luther League – today’s equivalent of youth group. Seventy five years ago, they married at the old St. Paul at 14th…
Every day, Lillian Nelson sets out in the hallways and on the sidewalks of Ridgecrest Village for her mile-long walk. She uses a walker, known as her “hot rod,” to help steady her just a bit. She is 100 years old, after all. Visitors to her apartment…
Horror stories of burns are traded between professional cooks like baseball cards. People learn to have a healthy respect for fire. As humans, we often shy away from flames. We all know what it’s like to have bacon grease pop, or to run the iron over…
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They packed up the minivan and headed south – a half-dozen St. Paul moms (and friends) took last weekend to relax and learn at the Hearts at Home conference in Peoria. They ate dinner together. They laughed. They snuck in a few texts and phone calls…
Surf’s up! St. Paul surfers and lifeguards will shine bright and be a ray of light for others, at Vacation Bible School 2016. VBS, with the theme of Surf Shack: Catch the wave of God’s amazing love, will be Monday, June 13-Friday, June 17. St. Paul w…
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I love a good adventure. I have been looking forward to visiting my brother and his girlfriend in Denver since January, because I knew it would be exciting. My brother, Philip, doesn’t do mundane. There’s a reason he flies planes and loves what he do…
Doug McDonald spent 28 years on the bench as a judge. From his first-floor courtroom at the Scott County Courthouse, he worked through a daily docket of people accused of a variety of crimes. Of 15 people in court on any given morning, five or six us…
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Dennis Williams, of Tallahassee, Florida, received a pretty exciting text message a few weeks ago. It read: “We’re at the hospital. Having a baby today!” The only problem was—he’d never met the person who included him in this announcement sent to a l…
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Last week I joined more than 20 St. Paul folks on a mission trip to Chavies, Kentucky. (If you don’t know about these biannual trips to serve with Appalachia Service Project, you should check them out. Another group is going October 1-8.) The crew I…