Carol Van Ahlers

Struggling with New Year’s Resolutions – Give Yourself A Break

Many of us find ourselves buying into the pressure of making major changes at the start of each year. According to the History Channel website, making these overreaching promises began with the ancient Babylonians almost 4,000 years ago. Although the timing was a bit different. At the start of their New Year, in, spring due …

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Stress – Don’t Let It Own You During the Holiday Season

With the holidays underway and the end of the year approaching, stress levels for most of us are rising. It’s practically unavoidable. As people try to manage their everyday lives into a new schedule that involves decorating, baking, shopping, family visits, travels, parties and get-togethers, something is going to slip. Often, it is our patience …

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Hilgenfeld Mortuary Celebrates 95 Years This month marks our 95th anniversary; it is just short of a century that we have been here to serve families in our community during some of the most difficult times of their lives. We could not be prouder. What my great-grandfather, Reverend Samuel Hilgenfeld, started in October 1927, has …

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