For the past seventeen years I have been a parent.   I could have never imagined that my life would have turned out the way that it has, ordinary it is not.  I am a mother of six children, 4 biological and 2 adopted.  Two of the six children have Down...

As Orphan Sunday approaches Nov. 6, 2011, a day where we remember children without a family. I am reminded of words spoken by the orphans. I must tell you, wise words sometimes come out of the mouths of babes. The plight of the orphan is near and dear to my...

For those of you who were 80’s kids, do you remember the old Garbage Pail Kids Collection Cards? You know those cards that mimicked the Cabbage Patch Kids, yet were about as detestable as they come. They took those sweet little Cabbage Patch Kids, which were intended to be cute...

Everywhere I turn I see an appealing opportunity to make my self look better. My options are so numerous, it is like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet and being overwhelmed with all the choices. Everything in me says you deserve whatever you want , take it. So many inticing things...

I was birding in West Palm Beach on a layover (yes, I know it’s freezing in Michigan, but what was I supposed to do, stay inside?). I was at a little pond when I came across a bird that was standing on the shore with its wings stuck up in...