God gave us different circumstances in life. Paul told me he had a classmate in college who would party the night before exams and still...

In the forties, Mom asked her dad, “Will a millionaire always be a millionaire?” His reply was, “Well, if the millionaire spends his...

Silence is golden. I’ve heard this so many times from my mom. She's a lady of few words, but when she says something, it echoes deep...

Today is the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. She wrote "Story of a Soul" where she said "What matters in life is not great deeds...

I believe that our angels keep watch over us all the time and they have creative ways of making their presence felt. Mom must have taught...

During late fall, gardeners prune the plants to maintain its health, to train the plant for shaping, and/or to improve the quality of the...

Happiness is an inside job.-William Arhtur Ward Silence is the best way to respond to a fool.-Proverbial Saying Faith is like Wifi. It...

Jordan was walking along the mountain ridge when he accidentally fell off the cliff. On the way down he grabbed a branch. Looking down,...

I'm on the last leg of my part-time "career" as a carpool mom. During grade school, I drove a number of children home after school....

I don’t think there's an adult out there who doesn't remember where he or she was when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were hit...

I didn't know what to write about the Blessed Virgin Mary; I sought her help and this happened: I was in a rush to get my grocery...

So many articles have been written about happiness and how to find it. What is happiness for you? When I was ten years old, I asked my...

Whenever and wherever betrayal and deception occur, those are the dark times in life. Especially when it comes from family, dear friends...

An English professor told our class that for all work submitted, we need to put at least an inch of margin on both sides of homework and...

There’s an anecdote about a rich old man who just got a hearing aid replacement. Doctor: So how is your family liking your new hearing...

Businesses and other entities usually have mission statements. These statements tell the vision, the values and goals of an entity. I...

Decades ago I saw a cartoon clip that never left my memory. Person 1: (Image description: Person 1 bragging to Person 2 with this face...

A few months ago, I read an article about 4 young teenagers (13-year-olds) who went to a restaurant after a school event and left a $3.58...

My aunt and I talk to each other quite frequently. We talk about relatives, friends, acquaintances and even people we don‘t know, like...

My youngest son has a habit of leaving one or two tablespoons of food on his plate after he finishes a meal. Paul and I always wondered...