"All of us had suffered greatly to get to this moment�I had eaten little and slept not at all since leaving Camp 2, two days earlier. Every time I coughed, the pain from my torn ...

There I was, flying 13,000 feet in the air without an airplane. I was plummeting 120 miles per hour toward the earth, with my arms and legs outstretched. I was ...

When I count to three, please say the name of a loved one with whom you want to have a better relationship. Someone you want close to you. ...

Forget Survivor Thailand. One of the most challenging, daunting threats to modern mankind's survival (and our sanity) is The Holidays . Now that they're over, it's time to assess the damage, see where ...

Raising kids today is more challenging than it has ever been. Kids today just aren't as young as they used to be. I don't have any scientific research to back this up, but I do ...

A couple weeks ago, with Labor Day behind me and school back in session, I gave in to the temptation of calling it quits for the summer, and mentally fast forwarded to the bleakness that ...

I don't have high expectations for my Father's Day celebration this year. Don't get me wrong, we will undoubtedly celebrate. We will barbecue or break bread in some way. And hopefully, I'll ...

I have some friends who made the parental decision not to expose their kids to the dangers of "make believe" characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Their reasoning was that if you weren't ...

Bless me, Father , for I am about to draw a connection between Your Son's Passion-the story of his suffering and death read in Catholic and other churches this Sunday, Palm Sunday -and a "reality" ...

I belong to Toastmasters, a public speaking organization that focuses on the art of speaking, thinking, and listening. I've been with my club for several years, and my big goal is to someday, some ...