Running away with the circus and many more adventures have the 'Madagascar' friends shrieking, soaring, and train hopping across Europe, their third continent in as many movies. More >>

With your help, I've developed my own 'dogma' for raising children over these past 15 years. I decided to write some of it on my blog today... More >>

...[C]ollege is harder to get into and it should be because there is an expectation that everyone should go to college but the truth is we need people with vocations and not just degrees. More >>

I graduated in 1968, after a New York State Regents scholarship paid for my entire education. I also worked summers to pay for books and to help at home as my dad was disabled. More >>

We first see that familiar flicker of hate glimmer in the evil stepmother's eyes on her wedding day to the King - an impossibly young, yet not yet mature, Snow White turns more heads processing down the aisle than the new stepmother. More >>

...I do not really remember the dance, or trophies, or the rides at Disney World, or the places we ate. What I remember most was how happy I was, how my heart was bursting with pride and pleasure to have my Dad with me. More >>

...I was in a van coming back from a short-term mission and to make the time in the van pass quicker, we played a game. Each person asked a question, and the others in the van answered it and explained why they gave that answer... More >>

This is something I thought you'd like... It's about encouraging independence in your children... More >>

The concept of self-esteem is not a new concept and it is one most people recognize as an important characteristic to have. Simply defined, self-esteem can be viewed as the way a person values oneself. More >>

I just wanted to say a big huge THANK YOU for the courage you gave me to become a stay- at-home mom. I started listening to you over a decade ago, in college, per my then fiance's (now husband's) advice. More >>