I am the middle of 7 children, 6 girls 1 boy. Growing up, things were pretty tight. We all had jobs as teens, we all had to help pay for things like senior portraits, school activities, class rings, and we all had chores and took turns making dinner (our house was always SPOTLESS and it was a cooperative effort). More >>

Years ago I wish I had known that acquiring an education would assist in 'being someone'. Finding my passion, my purpose before getting married would have been a smart move. I married to become me and it didn't work. More >>

My nephew died recently in an accident after celebrating his 28th birthday with his friends and girlfriend. She was there when he fell 70 feet to his death. More >>

I was recently at a little coffee shop, and the girl making the drinks chose to make my drink first instead of the gentleman who had ordered ahead of me. More >>

Tragedy has hit this family hard and in the process of planning the funeral, they are unsure if they should include the girlfriend of their loved one. More >>

There's an old saying that the devil wants us to believe we have all the time in the universe because that's the way we get recruited to do nothing or bad things. If you think you are going to live forever, you tend not to value the moment and end up wasting a lot of time... More >>

...I have a daughter home from college for the summer. In the 8 weeks she's been home, her room has been clean about 5 days. For the past 3 days, I have told her to clean it up. More >>

Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan is widely known in the business world as an expert in the strategic management of change. Dr. Duncan recently asked me to comment on personal responsibility, ethics, values, and moralities of today... More >>

I was hired by a day care center at the age of 16 as an assistant teacher. When I was hired, I was told I was legally too young to be there, but 'they needed the help.' That was my first red flag. More >>

...I was at the dentist's office the other day and the hygienist who was working on my teeth was pregnant. I asked her if she knew if it was a boy or girl, and she said smiling widely that it was a boy. More >>