“And then a hero comes along…” Today, on this Memorial Day, I would like to reflect on whom I consider heroes: My father-in-law who fought in World War II A special young lady, my daughter’s best friend who is only 25, and is a police officer My husband, who puts up with me everyday, and […]

I have a new appreciation for single parents. My hat goes off to all of you out there! My son in high school recently took part in a program at school that required parent participation. My husband had pneumonia, and although we had planned on participating together, I had to go solo to the multi-event […]

Did you know that Anna Jarvis, the woman who campaigned for a Mother’s Day, got arrested during a Mother’s Day Festival trying to stop the sale of flowers? She was quoted as saying, “I wanted it to be a day of sentiment not profit.” Did you know that Anna Jarvis’ mother taught Sunday school for […]

While watching a silly movie in which two teenagers switched bodies, I surprisingly found myself overcome with emotion and a flood of torrential tears. What caused this kind of reaction? The scene was a high school football game. A mom and dad were watching their “son” play but their son was actually sitting next to […]