S'mores & the Great Outdoors

Features | Posted by Margaret Berns in Family on Wednesday, August 18, 2010

In theory, it seems ridiculous. Why would we choose to sleep outside? In a tent, on the cold, hard ground? As humorist Dave Barry puts it, “Camping is nature’s way of promoting the motel industry.”

Obviously, I disagree.

My friends and I have been dragging our families into the woods for several years now. In certain circles, this is known as “group camping; in others, it’s called insanity. We bring... READ MORE

God Is Stronger Than Cancer

September/October 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Margaret Berns in Features on Tuesday, August 19, 2008

By Margaret Berns

When Tina Robbins was diagnosed with co­ lon cancer in the spring of 2006, she didn’t feel afraid or angry. She felt ready to suffer well.

She did not know at that point how very hard it all would be.

The 41-year-old wife and mother of five from Bloomington, Minn., admits, “I thought, ‘Oh, God’s giving me this opportunity to suffer to save souls.’ Well, I was all on board. I’m... READ MORE

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