4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
14 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
16 MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
24 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
28 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
30 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
32 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
36 OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE: MY LIFE IN TBILISI
38 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR
OCTOBER 2025
PUBLISHER JOHNNY TAN
EDITOR AMB. DR. RANDI D. WARD
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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CONTENTS
4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
Autumn- A Magical Season for Mindfulness!
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Autumn, a Teacher of Balance and Renewal
14 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
16 MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
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MARKETPLACE: SPRING SUPER SALES SPECIAL |
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ANYTHING GOES WITH MAMA MARLENE |
Tips, Tricks, & Techniques |
24 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Live on Purpose this Autumn
28 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
The Sacred Balance of the Fall Equinox:
Letting Go and Moving Forward
30 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
Falling Into Peace: Reflect and Reset in Autumn
32 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
Flip It: Cook to Learn NOT Learn to Cook
36 OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE: MY LIFE IN TBILISI
Expressing My Love for Music with My Guitar
38 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR
Ghostly Apparitions
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