When I was in high school, I was introduced to the idea of being a pen pal to a prisoner through Prison Fellowship International. I thought it would be easy enough to write to a prisoner, so I called... Read more >>

Lately it has struck me just how profound an effect infertility has had on my life. But slowly, as more time passes, I see more clearly that after all I went through, and continue to struggle with, I... Read more >>

An old friend stopped me on the street the other day and said, “How’s that 9/11 Patch thing you’ve been working on all these years?” Startled by the fact the first words... Read more >>

United we stand as a country. It seems fitting to me that United Way’s tag line is LIVE UNITED. We are all interdependent so need each other. This organization really seems to understand that... Read more >>

As voters, knowing which candidate best represents our belief system is not always self-evident, no matter how much we read about the candidates. That’s where Glassbooth.org, a new nonprofit,... Read more >>

Sometimes people across the dinner party table tell me that I’m smart, so I don’t share the fact that I only scored 400+ on Verbal on my SATs. I don’t tell them that I didn’t... Read more >>

Check out this interview with Xavier Helgesen founder of Better World Books at Sundance. Better World Books capitalizes on the value of the book … Read more >>