I was sitting at the kitchen table the other day when I noticed the bottom section of a book peeking out from under my discarded newspaper. The only part of the page I could see was;
“Forgive them Father, they know not what they do.”
I stared at it awhile and began reassessing my [...]

I was recently reading a report written by Muadi Mukenge of Global Fund for Women. At one point she was describing a ‘school’ she visited on her way to the mineral mines in the Congo.
“Then we drive further to visit the nuns that are taking care of refugee orphans. We see the dormitory where [...]

I love the saying “Mother of God.”
I love, that for once – in those 3 words- She is acknowledged as having existed first and given birth to God.
Isn’t it absolutely fascinating that the term has been allowed to survive, untouched, standing alone the way it does?
I can almost picture Her, the [...]

Got a new dog today. Her name is Buttercup. I saw her online and filled out an application to adopt her.
Today, Grateful Dog Rescue workers Karen and Chris brought her over. I asked them about Buttercups history.
They told me they are new to rescue work. They said they filled out an online application [...]

I’m reading a lot about teenagers and violence and am beginning to really remember what high school was like for me. I went to the kind of school where it wasn’t the boys beating up their girlfriends, it was the girls beating up other girls. I remember one night I went to a party and [...]

Am once again steeped in research for the curriculum. Spent a few hours today studying awareness and verbal strategies in a book by Katy Mattingly called “Self Defense- Steps to Survival.”
The thing I like about this book is it’s actually a workbook with questions and homework assignments. This allows you to look deeply [...]

Well hey, Happy New Year Everyone!
Glad to say I survived that weird mysterious limbo week between Christmas and New Years. Now I’ve got to survive that first full week back at work! Things pile up quick around here and it can be stressful trying to reconnect and pick up where you left off.
However, my [...]

I’m making hot chocolate. I leave the kitchen momentarily and forget all about it. I go to my office where I see an empty coffee mug and it reminds me!
I rush back to the stove hoping it hasn’t boiled over. I pull the pot from the burner and carry it outside to the deck. The [...]

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DEAR ABBY:
My wife, “Audrey,” was molested by her step-grandfather when she was a little girl. She told her mother about it, but because of her age she wasn’t taken seriously.
Audrey and I are now talking about starting a family. Abby, I am uncomfortable about bringing children into this family unless everyone understands the [...]

Here’s a great article about the power of the word “NO” by Ellen Snortland – a great writer, activist and author.
Check it out at;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-snortland/celebrating-international_b_387937.html