4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
14 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
18 MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
26 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
28 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
32 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
34 OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE: MY LIFE IN TBILISI
36 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
40 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR
PUBLISHER JOHNNY TAN
EDITOR AMB. DR. RANDI D. WARD
AUGUST 2025 CONTENTS
DESIGNER JESSICA TRIPPE
CONTRIBUTORS
MARLENE RATLEDGE BUCHANAN
JESSYKA COULTER CATHI CUREN ALYSIA LYONS JACKIE MCNAIR ANN PAPAYOTI ELENE TATULASHVILI DENISE DENTON THIERY
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4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
A Summer Of Inspiring Words!
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Reflections on Summer and an Ode to Its Farewell
14 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
18 MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
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MARKETPLACE: SPRING SUPER SALES SPECIAL |
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ANYTHING GOES WITH MAMA MARLENE |
Pipe Dreams |
26 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
When Summer Throws You a Curveball
28 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Wrapping up a Meaningful Summer!
32 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
Returning to the Retreat
34 OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE: MY LIFE IN TBILISI
Kiketi Farm
36 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
The Family Pet vs Learning:
Distraction or Motivation?
40 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR
The Banana Inquisition of 1967
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Mission: Helping Moms Build a Better Future for Themselves, Their Families and Loved Ones
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