Shaping Families

Supporting Children

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Frog Hollow Journal

Sam Heatwole

Back when our neighbor Ivy Moyers was a teenager—since there wasn’t a bowling alley or a movie house or a tavern anywhere close in living memory—going to church turned out to be the most exciting event of the week.

Youth and the Church

Burton Buller

Growing up, church tended to be the main social event of the week. School was just beginning to become the huge social force that it has now become.

What happens when a mother is incarcerated and has to leave children behind? Next week we speak with Camilla, whose daughter is incarcerated. We'll hear about the impact this has had on Camilla’s life as she raises two of her daughter’s children.

Easy Cranberry Salad

Producer Melodie Davis is author of the new book, "Whatever Happened to Dinner."  See the trailer for this book. 

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Melodie writes: "My mother’s and grandmother’s recipe and process for cranberry salad was long and complicated; after purchasing very expensive cranberry salad from delis several years to satisfy my cravings, I got this much easier recipe from a church friend." 

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