Don’t corral me, and I’ll always come home. Just let me go out and play during the day. less than 1 minute read
Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front. less than 1 minute read
The schools would fail through their silence, the Church through its forgiveness, and the home through the denial and silence of the parents. The new generation has to hear what the older generation refuses to tell it. less than 1 minute read
I’m still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there’s half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola. less than 1 minute read
I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy. less than 1 minute read
A recent Pew Hispanic survey found that more than 70 percent of illegal immigrants from Mexico are interested in a guest-worker program and then returning home. less than 1 minute read
I work at home, in the country, and days will go by when, except for my husband and son and the occasional UPS man, the only sentient creatures that see me are my chickens and turkeys. less than 1 minute read
When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that I could leave the hospital and take him home, I burst into tears. It wasn’t the emotion of the moment: it was shock and horror. less than 1 minute read
Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. less than 1 minute read
Recently, I have come to assume that any call to my landline is from a telemarketer or an automated call from Terminex, letting me know that our regularly scheduled pest-extermination service will occur on its regular schedule. So I usually ignore my home phone. less than 1 minute read
