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I’m the single mother of a terrific daughter who will be starting her junior year of high school in September. As the summer takes off...

There are times in life when everything seems to come together in perfect harmony. But there are often times when everything seems to be...

They say “change is good” and, for the most part, I agree. After all, without a healthy dose of change life would be boring and...

Years ago I experienced divorce first-hand and it was awful. Emotionally crippling and physically debilitating, I found myself believing...

If you’re like me, you were probably raised to observe old-fashioned values and good manners: be fair, be kind, be patient, be a...

On a recent drive home from visiting my oldest and dearest friend, I had a revelation. Old friends really are the fountain of youth. As...

No one likes to make mistakes. In fact, we can be downright haunted by them. Mistakes have the power to make us feel foolish, expose our...

They’re always out there…   People who not only seek to knock you off of the path you’re navigating, but people who find pleasure in...

photo credit: http://www.apa.com None of us are strangers to stress. We face it at work and at home, in various stages of the day and in...

I have a friend who is a scenic artist. She’s smart and incredibly talented, and has worked on films starring big names like Will Smith,...

I’ll never forget the sound of laughter coming from my grandmother’s bathroom years ago as she finished getting ready for one of our...

No matter how many times my daughter and I have visited, Disney World never loses its magic for either of us. So when we recently...

Earlier this week, after a long day of work, I cut through the mall to reach my car and head home. I did what any pleasant but...

Years ago, when I was a decorative painter, a client called me for help with a unique challenge. She and her husband had built an...

When I was in college, I had a marketing professor who sat cross-legged on top of his desk when he lectured. This was only, of course,...