Archive for Family
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Summer Treats: A Look at Nutrition
By Abby Boardman Olivet Nazarene University Student Intern Child Abuse Council Warm weather equals ice cream and picnics furnished with grilled hot dogs, chips and any other junk food you have been waiting all winter long to enjoy in the sun. But with the rise in our nation’s obesity awa...
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One in a Million; Parenting your Grandchildren
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Nancy’s grandchildren moved into her home when her daughter and son-in-law were both deployed overseas. In little under six weeks, she went from occasional babysitter to sole caretaker for the children. The move not only elevated Nancy from grandparent t...
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“Love is patient, love is kind”
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home These familiar words from I Corinthians often become the scriptural centerpiece of weddings. And while these words make a pleasing backdrop to the joyous ceremony of marriage, most married couples would agree that it’s far harder to live ...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Remember Those Summer Family Reunions First you combine ants (and aunties), uncles, cousins by the dozens and an occasional case of poison ivy with deviled eggs and cold friend chicken. Then you add a dash of sweltering heat and a teaming mess of slobb...
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It’s Got Me Thinking…
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Well, it’s finally happened. Our baby girl has graduated from high school. And it’s got me thinking . . . It’s got me thinking about how tender and fragile life begins. Only 18 years ago we held Maddy in our arms as a teen...
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It is always a good time to celebrate Grandparents
By Becky Lee Hinton Director of Marketing The Fountains Senior Living Community “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley “The history of grandparents is remembered not with...
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Acting in Perfect Unison
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care If you’ve read any of my previous articles, you have heard me speak about the children & grandchildren that Ken and I have spread all around the USA. This past week-end we went North (to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan) to visit ch...
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Home Is Where Your Heart Is
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Every year on each of their children’s birthdays, Tim and Elizabeth recorded their children’s growth progress on the backdoor of their family home. At age three, James was as tall as the doorknob, Catherine brushed just below the top panel at age 12 an...
