Emerald Coast Magazine - Emerald Coast Magazine August-September 2007

Unexpected Happiness

A Leap of FaithA jilted bride finds unexpected happiness in her life’s new direction, after taking a plunge of a different kind By Kimberley Jordan Aug. 15, 1998, was supposed to be my wedding day. Instead, after I was “left…

Stepping Back In Time

 Stepping Back in Time“Living history” isn’t just about North and South. It’s Also a Chance to Learn About 400 Years of American History. By Jason Dehart When most people outside of the hobby think of the word “re-enactor,” they probably…

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

  Walk the TalkTaking Steps to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint By Lori Hutzler Eckert This morning, as you made your coffee, showered and drove to work, odds are you probably didn’t think much about the imprint you are making on…

Generation Next

Dollars and Sense When Parents Teach Children Financial Responsibility, It’s Time, and Ultimately Money, Well Spent By Lori Hutzler Eckert Grant and Chad Gutierrez have built quite a nest egg through their savings and retirement funds. The brothers, both part-time…

Mind & Body

Saving Lives in a HeartbeatRevised Guidelines Breathe New Life into CPR Steps By Christy Kearney Your husband, your wife, your child, even your pet … If one of them went into sudden cardiac arrest, would you be prepared? We all…

From the Editor

Rest Assured, It Really Did Happen One Night By Lori Hutzler Eckert, Editor As it turns out, staying up all night is just not as easy as it used to be. Throughout my life, there have been times when skipping…

From the Publisher

The Numbing of AmericaGiven the Ultimate Freedom, Have We Forgotten How to Feel? You have probably been there and felt the pain. Atlanta … it’s late in the day, you are running to make the flight home. Yes, it’s the…

Travel

On the Road in IrelandLeave the driving to the experts and experience the Emerald Isle in luxury By Jack Macaleavy With part of my heritage coming from Ireland, I would be remiss in not making a pilgrimage back to “the…