February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS RIGHT NOW (and for the most part, they are unrelated to the mundanity of my broken dryer, my car hitting a snowcrete bank and sustaining damage, my kids being out of school for six days,...
Shanda Gentry’s Together Tour: Issue #120

Shanda Gentry’s Together Tour: Issue #120

Together Friends, Welcome to the first Together Tour of 2026! If you’re anything like me, the beginning of the calendar year brings a mix of renewed energy, busy transitions, and a healthy dose of “Wait … what day is it?” So it felt just right to kick off the year by...
Mark Yarber’s Together Tour: Issue #119

Mark Yarber’s Together Tour: Issue #119

Together Friends, How are we all doing? I am personally toggling between full-on preparation for Winter Cousin Camp and a tiny bit of Grinch mode, but sometimes that’s how it is in a Big-Blended-Family-That-Celebrates-Various-December-Holidays. ANYWAY, before you...
December Tips: Memories, Messes & Moments

December Tips: Memories, Messes & Moments

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, In what will come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever caught me scribbling in a journal or hidden behind a lock-and-key diary, I was an AVID Harriet the Spy–style kid. Those pages turned into locker-side reflections in middle...
Jazzmyne Townsend’s Together Tour: Issue #118

Jazzmyne Townsend’s Together Tour: Issue #118

Together Friends, How are we all doing? This is your public service reminder that there are just three full weeks left between the return from Thanksgiving to the December break – and if you want to truly enjoy that time off for the holidays, now is the time to get...