Jennifer Goble

Jennifer Goble | Columnist The wrong people will find you in peace and leave you in pieces. The right people

I am editing and republishing an article from 5-13-I5. Even though I wrote it ten years ago, it still rings true. I give Jeff Haden, using the brand of “Influencer, credit for the cleverly described titles for ten people to avoid.

You need better boundaries if you say yes when you want to say no. If people treat you poorly and you don't address it or step out of the situation, you need better boundaries. If you sense someone expects you to give them your last dollar or the only ten minutes you have free all […]

I stare at this blank screen as the Sentinel submission deadline nears, and all that comes to mind to share with you, my kind readers, is in my future. I usually write about something that happened during the week or something I learned years ago. Today, my mind focuses on the future, which is good.

I just learned that my grandson, Ryder, signed up to play basketball and study business at Ouachita University in Arkansas. Isn’t it interesting how good news about someone you love and care …

I found a new home. No, not the kind with four walls and a roof, but one with like-minded individuals who believe in the value of stories. It’s called The Moth, and I recently witnessed their…

I'm sitting in a restaurant as I write this column—the most interesting and insightful of settings. I see couples, families with young children, seeming friends, and servers scurrying and accommodating. I see nobody else sitting alone with their companion computer, as am I. It's sad to say that I'm having more conversations than many couples. […]

I love America — unconditionally. Yes, I see flaws; we all have flaws, but she still wins the top prize for the grandest place to live.

July 10, 2025. Isn't it curious how a date can trigger a mind to wander? The days come, and the years go, and before we know it, we are six months and ten days into a quarter of this century. How does that happen? I remember the eve of 2000 when we thought nothing would […]

Recently, the topics of my column have circled handling stress, fear, and the unknown. Our political sunrises and sunsets have been difficult for many. Usually, we don't know what's changing, and what does is nothing we anticipated.