FALL – the beginning of reality of altered climatic states that take you from living more abundant summer joys to losing some of life’s...

My mom was staring motionlessly at the tv broadcast when I bounded into our living room. To see her standing stock still before the tv...

Benefits of a Quick-Start Menu When you get a new piece of mechanical equipment, do you sometimes use the “Quick Start” menu to get...

When reality hits that a relationship has died, the pain is devastating; the shock is real. Especially after you’ve invested heart and...

Do either of these prayers sound familiar? “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep . . . Amen!” “God is great. ...

We’ve spent these past few years under siege - Covid siege. If there were ever a song to define these recent past years, it would have...

As an African American (Black) child growing up in a south-side Chicago ghetto, I was there on the night Chicago burned behind the assassina

I wish I could tell you how often I have celebrated both pregnancy and birth announcements with couples. As a childbirth instructor, I ...

When the world is so intent on labeling you as "winner" or "loser", a better mindset is to redefine that loser "L" to mean "Learn".

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Weeks like this past one are incredibly trying for me as a mom – and I bet they are for you, too! It’s when you responsibly line up...

As Lee Greenwood’s song goes (with a twist): "From Detroit down to Houston; from New York to SA". I know - Lee Greenwood used "LA", but...

When I was a youngster in the first grade, I recalled classmates playing the “Truth or Dare” game – a diversion that never met my fancy....

I have been in the mothering trenches now in excess of 250K hours – over 30 years. That statement comes not as a bragging point, but as a...

Being a childbirth educator grants me the joy of seeing a couple welcome and embrace their new baby while it is yet in utero. Watching...

As a mom, I find myself regularly searching for new and credible ways to instill winning family concepts in my children. If your...

When much material is written on how to care for a newborn, even more needs to be written on how to be an effective and wise mother. ...

Take a moment to imagine how interesting it would have been to live during the time prior to Noah’s flood. This was a period when people...

In The Wiz (a 1978 remake of The Wizard of Oz), lead character Dorothy (Diana Ross) sings these end tune words, expressing her longing to...

A latchkey kid in a Chicago ghetto, I would have known no better life had it not been for my incredible parents. Together, they combined...