PUBLISHER JOHNNY TAN
EDITOR DR . RANDI D . WARD
SEPTEMBER 2022 CONTENTS
DESIGNER JESSICA TRIPPE
CONTRIBUTORS DESIREE ROBY ANTILA
MARLENE RATLEDGE BUCHANAN
CATHI CUREN LINDSAY FAUNTLEROY
SHEILA AND MARCUS GILLETTE
SUSAN M . HEIM ANN PAPAYOTI
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4 NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
A Genius Zone Touch in Resetting
Ourselves this Fall
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Time to Reward Motherhood
16 DEAR ANNIE - ADVISORY COLUMN
18 MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
20 MARKETPLACE : BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL
22 ANYTHING GOES WITH MAMA MARLENE
Celebrating Fall Ahh , Maybe ... Well , Why Not ?
24 HOT OFF THE STOVE
Finding Love in the Sun Signs
26 MAMA ’ S ME TIME
Earth Mama : Soul Lessons from the Earth Element
30 NANA & PAPA ’ S WISDOM
Our Multi-dimensional Love Story
36 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
The Power of the Circle
38 THE JOY OF RAISING TWINS
Fall is a Time for New Beginnings
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