Are you drowning in your weakness?

My son and cat finding their corner in the clutter. While scanning old photos, I came across images of the disorganized living room in our old house. I must apologize again to my son for the clutter in which he grew up because of MY shortcomings. My brain couldn’t,...

How one man’s courage gave me a new family

Monica, third from right, with her bonus siblings and mom, Brad, Susan, Diane, Brenda and Curt. How does that famous quote go … “Sometimes it’s the family you’re born into and sometimes it’s the one you make for yourself.” Yeah, Carrie Bradshaw from “Sex and the...
Mothering ain’t easy for everyone

Mothering ain’t easy for everyone

As a historian and journalist most of my life, I pledged to research, examine and report facts. I may have left the newspaper field 30 years ago, but I’ve never abandoned truth, justice and the American way … at least reality. In those roles, I was trained and...