Today's Features

I’ve been sick lately.

Physically sick and emotionally sick.

On Sunday, March 13, a severe cold or other illness overcame me and kept me from work for three days.

The bigger sickness — the emotional one — had come a day earlier, on Saturday, March 12.

That’s when the latest member of our household — a rescued Pomeranian and 10-pound ball of energy named Tybalt —  got loose and was hit by a car.

Tybalt survived his ordeal but had to have his right hind leg removed.

On Feb. 15, I was a guest of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Women in their church hall for lunch. Prior to lunch, I previewed two recipes that were to appear in my column the following week, Mocha Meringue Kisses and Cherry Dumpling Cake; and demonstrated a formal table setting. Items such as a knife rest and an individual salt cellar were items not normally used in most formal settings, but were of interest to the ladies. They brought dishes for the luncheon, and it was a pleasure for me to taste and to receive the recipes to share with you.

Justin Bieber is Mediocre

by Autumn Sandlin

Justin Bieber can make millions of girls in the world squeal with a deafening sound just by the mere mention of his name.

The 17-year-old made headline news a few weeks ago for a haircut. No, you didn’t read that wrong, he made national headlines for something that’s normal for the rest of us, a haircut.

What makes this kid so great? I’ve asked myself this question many times and still cannot come up with a satisfactory answer.

Kerry Skiff is this month's student editor for Rising Voices.

A junior, who is homeschooled and a part of the Christian Educational Consortium, Kerry is involved in volleyball and soccer at Elizabethtown Christian Academy. Her hobbies include playing the flute.

Her future career interests include teaching and journalism.

As editor for the March issue of Rising Voices, Kerry led discussion and assigned stories and photos.

She joined Rising Voices to gain journalism experience.