Beyond the Turkey and Taters:

How Will You Spend Thanksgiving This Year?

We all have our favorite reason for the kickoff of the holiday season.  Perhaps it’s the anticipation of wonderful meals.  Maybe it’s looking forward to much-needed time with loved ones.  It could be the break from the hustle and bustle of work life. 

While we enjoy each of those things, as well, we thought we would share a few out-of-the-box ways to celebrate Thanksgiving this year:

Give Back:

Spend a few hours at a nursi...

To Keep or Not to Keep: The

Reality of Resolutions

We’re all familiar with the time-honored tradition of people committing to goals at the start of a new year.  We’re all probably just as aware that the majority of those people do not continue the pursuit of those goals much beyond the end of January.  Because we truly want this to be your best year yet, we decided to take a few moments to jot down some tips for making...and keeping...those resolutions of yours.

Determine your “why”

Friedri...

A Community That  Cares

There are nearly 1,000 non-profits in Grand Traverse County, nearly 100 of which are designated as “public charities.”  We are blessed to live in a place where giving is at the center of what we do.  A few short weeks ago, we were fortunate to be able to participate in the 2017 Circle of Friends Luncheon benefitting the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center.  As we listened to the speakers share their touching stories and looked out over the crowd of attendees, we we...