I am a do-er, a go-getter, a self-starter. I make to-do lists. I complete the tasks on the list. I cross them off the list. I make a new list. Inactivity makes me uncomfortable and, as a stay-at-home mom, there is no shortage of chores to be done – toys…
“You cannot open a book without learning something.” — Confucius Is there anything more powerful than a book? What else has the power to educate, spread the imagination, foster fantasies, and inspire change? What else can detach your feet from this earthly world and transport you to another alternate universe? …
I am standing against the gym wall, one of only two girls who have not yet been chosen by a team. Pick me. Please pick me. Don’t let me be the last person picked. Please God. I push my glasses up my nose, cross my arms in front of my…
please… please.. please… I whispered the words softly, quietly. Please. Please. Please. I chanted the words silently, but strongly. As I stood in the bridal waiting room at the back of the church, ready to step out to a church filled with family and friends where my soon-to-be-husband was standing…
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. – Anne Frank We are a celebrity-obsessed culture. We devour the contents of People, US Weekly and Life & Style (I, personally, experience heart palpitations if my US Weekly arrives a day or…
Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in. ~Author Unknown This Sunday will kick off the start of National Volunteer Week, which runs from April 14-21,…