BOOM! COVER PROFILE: Debby Thomas
For more than four decades, Debby Thomas has quietly built a life rooted in service, faith, and community across Alabama’s River Region. A nurse by profession and a servant at heart, her journey has taken her from Midwestern beginnings to a life deeply woven into…
Greg on The Value of Citizenship: Why It’s More Than Just a Fancy Passport Stamp
In an era where there’s such political polarity, one item has established massive support among all. Voter I.D. The concept enjoys 80-20 support among Dems, Republicans, and Indies. Yet, the current Congress could not bring itself to pass the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship...
Chivalry. In a Teahouse?
When wife Cindy suggests I write about a “teahouse” in Auburn, I’m not too excited. But my deadline is approaching and I don’t have time to plan a truly exciting writing assignment like rappelling from a helicopter into a tropical jungle. How does an outdoorsman...
Housing During Retirement: Your Go-Go Years, Your Slow-Go Years and Your No-Go Years
When people think of retirement, they often envision the couple walking on the beach, sailing the sailboat, or playing golf. It is easy to picture the active part of retirement that is free of the stresses of work and career. However, with many retirees living...
The Graduation Circuit
There’s a certain time of year when your calendar starts filling up with events that all look the same—graduations, ceremonies, receptions, and invitations that somehow all land on the same two weekends. I call it the Graduation Circuit. You start getting the cards in the...
When Your Partner Is Struggling with Midlife
Sometimes the shift is subtle. Your partner seems quieter than usual. Maybe they’re a little more withdrawn, more irritable, or just…not quite themselves. Conversations feel different. Energy is off. The things that used to matter don’t seem to carry the same weight. And you find...
What We Pass Down
May has a way of making us think about generations. Graduation season reminds us how quickly children become young adults. Mother’s Day reminds us of the women who shaped us. And spring itself seems to whisper that life keeps moving forward, whether we’re ready or...