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4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
16 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
26 BUBBLE OF QUIET CONFIDENCE
30 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
34 EATING OUR WAY TO LIVING WELL
38 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
42 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR

OCTOBER 2026

PUBLISHER JOHNNY TAN

CONTENTS

EDITOR
AMB. DR. RANDI D. WARD
DESIGNER JESSICA TRIPPE
CONTRIBUTORS RENÉE AMBAREES
MARLENE RATLEDGE BUCHANAN
CATHI CUREN ALYSIA LYONS ANN PAPAYOTI DENISE DENTON THIERY
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4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
Autumn- The Enchanting Beauty of Mindfulness!
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Embracing the Beauty of Fall
16 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
20
MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
22
ANYTHING GOES WITH MAMA MARLENE
Being a Servant
26 BUBBLE OF QUIET CONFIDENCE
Present Again
30 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
Let Autumn Teach You to Slow Down
34 EATING OUR WAY TO LIVING WELL
When My Body Whispers: A Journey
from Surviving to a New Purpose
38 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
The Beauty of Boring Moments
42 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR
Hiker! Passing on Your Left!
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