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There is much to ponder as 2006 comes to an end. This is the time of year when we think about resolutions to change and resolve issues we are coping with, or perhaps just to evaluate what went down in...

We got a precious, early Christmas gift this year - our daughter gave birth to another healthy baby girl. This makes four grandchildren for us…miracles all. We are blessed…and I count those blessings every single day. While the arrival of...

We did it! The Democrats have taken back the House of Representatives. We stepped up — we voted; we used our voices in the prescribed democratic way to avow our choices for the direction of our country’s future, and hopefully,...

If you haven’t yet heard about the Congressman from Tennessee, you’re in for a treat. Harold Ford Jr., campaigning to be a United States Senator, is a masterful communicator who focuses on solutions rather than partisan politics. In a state...

Now that the dust has settled - the Sheraton Hotel has resumed its regular activities, the motorcades have transported their esteemed charges to various airports, and secret service and security professionals no longer occupy every hotel lobby - I can...

Whether grounded in religious philosophy or the rules of the road passed down via our unique family baggage, core beliefs are hot-wired to our behavior, and ultimately define who we are. We may not even realize how committed we are...

Our family has four living generations. My husband and I, in our sixties and fifties respectively, have two teen-aged children preparing to fly the coop and two married thirty-something daughters with children under five years. We’re blessed with my ninety-six...

Women friends are an integral part of my life, and daily, I learn from them. Some of my “peeps,” as my daughter would call them, have been my friends for years. Others entered my field of awareness only recently, but...

I’m not over-the-hill, but I’ve lived long enough to be able to place multiple labels next to my name - including PhD, wife, and parent. I’m also a rape survivor, and this label, and the personal trauma that lies behind...

For most of us living in the United States, this month has a special meaning. The 4th of July is, of course, Independence Day. All across our nation people will be showing their true colors, i.e., flying the flag —...

At a time when ominous headlines of nuclear proliferation, the war in Iraq and complicated and potentially deadly global issues are taking center stage, I found inspiration and immense optimism in the expectant faces of the students at my son’s...

I’m trying to come to terms with the death of a friend - Clive - yet another friend who has succumbed to cancer. He was young - 52 - and I’d known him for almost twenty years. It hit me...

If you have a high school senior in your family, right about now you are probably experiencing the pre-acceptance-to-college jitters. Very soon, Universities and Colleges across the nation will be sending out letters that will either make you smile, or...