We obsess about how to live—but do we talk about how to die? There are untapped sources of meaning all around us. Do we obsess about how we eat,...
Family
Swaddle to Waddle Subscription Service Offers Support to Parents With Young Children
As much as parenting young children is rewarding and joyful, it can also at times be overwhelming. “We get so many questions from parents about...
Woodbury’s Yurek family turns military service into a tradition
November 11 is Veterans Day. Many Americans have been touched by military service in one way or another, whether they’ve served in a branch of the...
Holistic Approach Helps Kids Who Struggle with Behavioral Issues
While working in the Woodbury community for years in private practice and in the school system as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Sheila...
Washington County Hosts a Class for Prospective Foster Parents
Many families in the Woodbury area are interested in opening their homes—and hearts—to foster children, but there’s a common barrier that might...
Guiding Others to Sobriety
After 20 years of sobriety, Steve Virkus now helps others struggling with addiction. Woodbury resident Steve Virkus says that he loves his life....
Family Fitness: More than Fun
Working out with your kids is a good lifestyle example. Kids learn best by example. If you’re tired of telling your children to go outside to play...
Woodbury Families Connect with Children In Need Across the Sea
Sara Lein never dreamed of riding on the back of a motorcycle on a Caribbean island, running a school in a foreign country, or helping find homes...
Local Organization Helps Connect Families with Local Resources, Schools and Activities
Woodbury Kids is helping to encourage families to get out and play this summer. “If your child happens to find one of these special painted rocks at...
Amanda Lathrop Ditched the High-stress World of Professional Video Production to Focus on Storytelling
Amanda Lathrop sits in her family's heirloom rocking chair at her parents' Woodbury home. Lathrop now helps other families tell their stories, too....
Eight Isn’t Enough
Two Woodbury families share some of the joys and challenges of raising a large family. Family–the people we laugh with, cook with, cry with and eat...
Creating a Community Through Stories
Karen Pavlicin-Fragnito reaches out to military families with her unique company, Elva Resa Publishing. When Karen Pavlicin-Fragnito’s husband, Bob,...
Woodbury Matriarch Inez Oehlke Shares Her Thoughts About Her City
Woodbury matriarch Inez Oehlke shares her passion for Woodbury: past, present and future. You may recognize Inez Oehlke around town. She’s the woman...
