A friend recently mentioned she had a selling party and only one guest showed up. Her comment triggered a story I heard from another friend. He had a birthday party as a young boy, and no one came. There were legitimate reasons: the weather was bad, and he lived in a rural area. But he…
For the first time Since WWII there are more than 50 million refugees worldwide, and the number is climbing. The media has shown many heartbreaking images of refugee sufferings. This summer, I tutored some refugees in an English as a Second Language class. Here are glimpses of my experiences with people from the Congo, Burma,…
My son and his family live 35 minutes from us. The hospital they had chosen for the birth of their third baby was also a half-hour away. It was five days to due date, and my daughter-in-law was dilated 3 cm. She was uncomfortable but had no regular contractions. Her husband had a 24-hour paramedic…