by Tina Neeley | Apr 13, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
TREASURES ARE something highly prized or valued, yet not so easily defined. Our treasures may have no value in the form they exist but become priceless when they connect us to a dear friend or family member. A dollar store platter displayed in a china cabinet never...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 8, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
FORGET TESTS and workbooks; Judy Moore’s lesson plan is a smile seasoned with 24 years of wisdom and a hug. While most of us battle against the tyranny of alarm clocks, Moore’s eyes light up at the sound of the school bell. Her journey? It’s not your typical...
by Tina Neeley | Feb 10, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
THERE’S AN undertow in life nationally and at home today. Shoppers with bewildered faces wander the grocery store aisles, calculator in hand, trading items from their carts for the ones priced lower or that they must prioritize as a necessity. They must often choose...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
THE WARM aroma of garlic bread baking mingles with the spices simmering in the spaghetti sauce, enveloping the cozy space of the cafe. Soft morning light filters through the windows, casting a soft glow over the wait- ing tables. Every detail, meticulously chosen,...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 16, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
It was a familiar scene in their Sochaczew, Poland home, though not in others. A mother and her preschool daughter huddled over an anatomy atlas from the mother’s nursing classes. Although not yet able to read, the images on the book’s pages piqued Selena...
by Tina Neeley | Nov 11, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
WITH THE summer sun bearing down and the harvest season still several calendar flips away, he looked for it while he worked in his gardens. He picked it before the first tomato and teased his granddaughters with hints of its location. After Thanksgiving, they’d pile...
