What pride we have, as humans, to expect applause when we sing on Sunday morning and praise when we help a friend in need. Who are we serving anyway? Recently, I wanted to participate in an... Read more >>

Have you ever noticed there are some friends who fill you up and some who leave you drained? With some friends, no matter what you do together, you are left with a certain contentment. With others,... Read more >>

I started Weight Watchers this time last year and I loved it. I lost about 10 pounds but really, the best thing that happened was all the knowledge I obtained. I have been attempting to get back on... Read more >>

After twelve years in San Francisco, I can make a visual list of the homeless people I recognize but have never come to know. I’ve made a silent pact with myself that if I see a certain... Read more >>

Well, this is my first article. I was thinking about what to write, and all of a sudden my gram came to mind. I guess it could do with the fact that my gramp is having surgery today, and it just got... Read more >>

My son Joshua (who is twenty-two years old) is a member of the United States Marine Corps Recon, stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He is going to be deployed to Afghanistan in May. We are very blessed that... Read more >>

Although I am a huge proponent of the family meal (as it is a time for sharing and spending time with your family), I wanted to take a few paragraphs to remind those who live solo to eat accordingly.... Read more >>

We had English together that year. I was in the midst of a terrible relationship. I was depressed, lonely and far from God. So I wrote. I always wrote. Poetry swept me away, made all my pain look... Read more >>