March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, [there is snow on the ground in March, how do I help my 13-year-old support his best friend with family in the Middle East, is this lunch meat still good, Kid 2 is officially driving ON THE ROAD, prays for literal sunshine, and...
Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Together Friends, Well, here we are deep in February. It’s been a . . . year? Month? In brighter news, more daylight comes our way soon, and unrelated to anything Togetherness, here a few things I’m enjoying this month. Am I an influencer now?! Reading:...
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...