Category: Features

Word of the Month: Grimoires

David Zapatka Reader Tony Sciabica wrote, “I read your article in the April edition of the Crossing. I found the word sempiternal interesting. My use of the word would be the following: Eternal means to me something that has no beginning and no end.  Sempiternal has a beginning but no end. Semper fidelis has a beginning…

An Extraordinary Inspiration

Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart More than 30 years ago, I was invited to attend a lecture by a well-known holistic doctor. I remember we were all sitting in a circle of three rows. She passed around a container of nuts and encouraged us to all take some, explaining their food value. I was searching the web a…

2 Your Health: Anxiety: How Therapy and Coaching Can Help

Dr. Rose Bricker, Blue Lemon Health & Wellness Anxiety can be challenging. The symptoms can be wide-reaching and varied. Anxiety doesn’t have to be diagnosed as a disorder to create huge discomfort in our lives. Anxiety affects your whole being. It is a physiological, behavioral, and psychological reaction all at once. Some symptoms of anxiety/panic…

Featured Cat Owners

Kevin Hard is pictured with his two Maine Coon cats, Elliott Gunnarr and Oliver Twist. Kevin first got Elliott Gunnarr and then added Oliver Twist to his family. (Photo by Debora Witten)

In Passing

Jan Arlene Wilson

Jan Arlene Wilson Jan passed away in the company of her children on May 23, 2023, near her apartment in Charlotte, N.C., following a brief illness. Born Dec. 11, 1942, in Seattle, she was the second of three children born to Mary Elizabeth “Dixie” Tuck Edwards and Herbert Meredith Edwards. She attended the University of Puget…