Some people will certainly find the title offensive. Many people will immediately balk. Some will think of loved ones or acquaintances who were killed in an accident. Others know someone who died of an illness without warning. It's not completely true that nobody dies suddenly...
Some people hate the holidays, with good reason. It's a stressful time in our culture. Gift buying, food preparing, bill paying, seasonal decorating, family gathering, and anxiety-producing times are upon us. Depending on where in the country one lives, we are inundated with adverse weather, as...
Often, I hear people say that pro-lifers only care about the baby before he or she is born. They rail against sidewalk advocates, screaming profanities or demanding they go home and find something better to do. Of course, I am speaking from experience. I know something they...
A friend was noticing new growth on plants is usually red. I agreed. This spring, as the sugar maples were starting to bud, the tiny buds were as vibrant as the leaves today. Premature babies are very red too. I had seen a photo of...
Anything you say, can and will be used against you in a court of law. Most of us recognize this as part of, what is commonly known as Miranda Rights. This is the warning that police declare when arresting a person suspected of a crime. Anything...
So many times I hear media personalities, who are trained in communication skills, divert the truth of abortion. They say things to control the conversation like, "Would you deny women the right to get an abortion?" or "How can you force a woman to carry...
I have a love - hate relationship with food. I think a lot of Americans do. Life with Lyme Disease means we have to look at everything we do in life and think about how it will affect us in a day or three. Food...
The media's use of certain words is absolutely maddening. Calling the election traumatic, for example minimizes gravity of terms so that they lose impact. College students need safe rooms because they might get triggered by someone mentioning that Trump won the election for President? This...
Most pregnancy center policy manuals dictate how volunteers and staff treat clients , guests and each other. They provide helpful ways of supporting women to choose life in unplanned or crisis situations. Some may even have a section about how to communicate with donors. Few...
Recreation is so important. It's in the top ten most important things to know. Number four of the ten commandments tells us to set aside one day per week to rest. This is after the pattern of creation itself. Recreation On the first day, God said, "Let...