By Alex Kava Research shows that reading fiction beats stress better than any other activity, including listening to music or taking a walk. It lowers the heart rate and eases tension in the muscles. It also creates a distraction by transporting our minds away from whatever is causing our stress....
By Tosca Lee Five days ago my husband and I returned from the United Arab Emirates, where we’d flown for a short, four-day visit to the Sharjah International Book Fair—currently the largest in the world. We’d never been to the UAE before, so just going at all was an amazing adventure for us. But...
Carla Neggers paints a beautiful picture of her utmost happy place – springtime gardens!
