When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life may your heart be like an eagle’s and soar above.” – Author Unknown

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Americans, here is our manifesto. Americans are all one people. We aren’t black, white, Asian, or Hispanic. Although we may be Democrats, Republicans, or independents, we are all Americans first. Recently the morality and compassion of America has diminished, as Read more…


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What is the cause of the contagion that is taking over our country? On August 5, 2019, President Trump said in his address that the El Paso shooting was consumed by hate and is a part of an evil contagion. Read more…


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What traits identify a potential active shooter? What can you do to prevent more mass shootings? On Saturday, August 3, 2019, in El Paso Texas, a peaceful Walmart store was bustling with shoppers. The shoppers didn’t take their guns with Read more…


A new fantastic medical treatment is changing lives.  It just might change yours. The Vietnam Veteran slept, snuggled up next to his wife. Each time noise from outside invaded the silence in their safe bedroom, his legs and arms moved Read more…


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This is the story of a real person I happen to know. Have you ever felt the way she feels?  Usually, she puts on a brave smile instead of revealing her inner pain, but now she sobs into her pillows. Read more…


Please consider doing this! On Friday, June 21, 2019, a tragedy happened. A man named Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving a truck, doing his job. He swerved to the other lane where a group of motorcyclists happened to be.  They didn’t Read more…


What does the word “yuck” mean to you?  Recently I redefined this four-letter word based on a life experience. My husband and I were eating breakfast. I ate my favorite morning meal–oatmeal made with almond milk, blueberries, and bananas. He Read more…


If the rising tide of prosperity isn’t lifting your ship, what can you do about it? In 1963, the New England Council had a thoughtful slogan: ‘A rising tide lifts all the boats.’” JFK borrowed it and used it often. Read more…


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Although I don’t use drugs, I still have a pot story to share… Sometimes when my husband teases me publicly, I respond by calling him a “pothead”. In spite of the current tolerance for this drug, others within hearing range Read more…


Happy Fourth of July! The door is open. You are free to go out and come back later if you like! Are you an American? Have you been feeling “unproud” of our country lately and want desperately to change it Read more…

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