Dear Mom, You never sent me to preschool, but I learned my ABCs and 123s. I never enrolled in kindergarten, but I learned colors and shapes. I never attended elementary school or middle school, but I learned so much more than anyone could have ever taught me because...

Paul made it clear when he wrote in 1 Timothy 6:6, Godliness accompanied with contentment [that contentment which is a sense of inward sufficiency] is great and abundant gain. The bible teaches us to be content no matter what our circumstances may be. The apostle Paul...

City life always makes me like I’m somehow cool. The buildings, lights, taxi cabs, and social life ooze cool like the steam rising from the street pot holes. It’s as if magically I morph into a city socialite who is all grown up. And then something occurs...

I know people who live in a constant state of regret. They question every move, lament every decision, and want a rewind option for life. I know this because I AM that person. Sometimes I think I’m Jewish because I’m positive I could complain for 40 years...

He was terrified. Petrified, actually. He shook violently in Matt’s arms for half an hour after the incident. Ricci, our five pound, eight month old Dachshund, was finishing his nightly walk when he turned the corner of our block to be met by two, huge K9 dogs...

We’ve all faced storms in life. Some are like the short bursts of warm rain, common in tropical islands like Hawaii. And others—well, they can feel like category four hurricanes when at any given moment you might get washed away. If I’ve learned...

I’ve never been a pot-smoking hippy. I’ve never dropped acid. In fact, I’ve never even smoked a cigarette. As a self-diagnosed control freak, the thought of being under a mind-altering substance gives me anxiety with an insatiable urge to breathe...