4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
16 DEAR ANNIE - ADVISORY COLUMN
20 MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
28 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
32 MOM SUPPORT GROUP
34 SPIRITUAL LIVING
38 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
40 OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE : MY LIFE IN TBILISI
42 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
44 LOVINGLY PARENTING OUR PARENTS
PUBLISHER JOHNNY TAN
EDITOR DR . RANDI D . WARD
DESIGNER JESSICA TRIPPE
CONTRIBUTORS
MARLENE RATLEDGE BUCHANAN
JESSYKA COULTER CATHI CUREN TAMMY HADER ALYSIA LYONS JACKIE MCNAIR AMY OLMEDO ANN PAPAYOTI ELENE TATULASHVILI
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Inspirations for Better Living
JANUARY 2025 CONTENTS
4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
The New Year , The New Me
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Embracing My Self-Love for 2025
16 DEAR ANNIE - ADVISORY COLUMN
20 MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
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MARKETPLACE : NEW YEARS SUPER SALES SPECIAL |
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ANYTHING GOES WITH MAMA MARLENE |
Tempus Fugit |
28 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Strive for a Better Life and World in the New Year
32 MOM SUPPORT GROUP
Rolling Into The New Year Carrying on a Legacy My Way
34 SPIRITUAL LIVING
Joyfully Enduring The Labors of Love
38 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
Your Best Story Yet
40 OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE : MY LIFE IN TBILISI
Discovering The Joy of Reading
42 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
Help and Be Helped
44 LOVINGLY PARENTING OUR PARENTS
Navigating Into The New Year With A Refreshing Plan
Mission : Helping Moms Build a Better Future for Themselves , Their Families and Loved Ones
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