During my grandparents’ generation a traditional family was defined as a married man and woman with children. Today the definition is very different. A fam...
Every year around this time, I feel as though I’m on one of those walkways at the airport, but instead of moving along at a comfortable speed, I’m being car...
When my daughter was little, I had a small desk in the corner of my office. On her desk she had an old computer keyboard. She had a drawer full of markers,...
Young at Heart, Young in Spirit
The pattern of aging is very much like the rising and setting of the sun and the moon. Aging is like the progression of the st...
Studies show that a father’s role is much more important than just being a good financial provider. Unfortunately, research suggests the importance through the ...
A misbehaved teen is often just a discouraged teen trying to find his place. He is often acting on the faulty logic that his misbehavior will give him the socia...
The other day I read God Will Provide, a Mexican folktale and adaptation of Aesop’s Hercules and the Wagoner. The folktale is about two farmers who set out f...
When my daughter was five she came home from pre-school one day talking about germs. Her teachers did such a good job of explaining germs to her that any tim...
When we’re children, we tend to think about Christmas as the holiday when we ask for toys. As we get older, we begin to understand the significance of the ho...
When you grow up in a country that has so much, you tend to take your life for granted. As Americans it is easy to forget how fortunate we are.
There ...
