The Used Car From Hell

“Mom, my car just died,” Josh, my eighteen-year-old son texted me at 4:37 pm, last Monday. “Where are you?” “About 80 miles outside Phoenix. Not sure. No signs.” Why the hell didn’t my husband return this damn car...

Are French Movies More Gutsy in Tackling Sensitive Issues?

  Passengers are sleeping, coughing and sneezing around me. I’m hoping the plane’s ventilation system isn’t spreading the germs to my area. This is not a time to get sick, not when I'm doing my first...

“My Gutsy Story” by Kimberly Brower

The Chicken and Beer Dance We get to the dance hall at seven o’clock sharp, and already it seems as if half the town is there. The total population of St. Jacob is barely in the...

“My Gutsy Story” by Kathleen Pooler

  Choices and Chances             Sitting by the bay window on that sunny September day in 1989 soon after we moved from Missouri to Cobleskill, New York, I stared out into the afternoon.  I was suspended in...

Are French Parents More Gutsy?

After reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about "Why French Parents are Superior"  by Pamela Druckerman, it finally hit me that some of my child-rearing methods are actually more French than I care...

“My Gutsy Story” by Jill Fales

Remember the feeling of a field trip day at school?  A diversion from the routine in the classroom. A palpable excitement exuding from the students wiggling in line to board the broad steps of the...

The Naked Chef Cares About What You Eat.

    Jamie Oliver says: "The more we care about what we eat, the better for us, our families and the country." Who is Jamie Oliver anyway? Well, if you like food and enjoy cooking shows, you'll know that...

The new Dr. Phil of man and horse: Buck

You've just come out of a movie feeling intense emotions of love, kindness towards others, the good in life, and you long to  share and inspire others to pay it forward. This is how I felt...

Memorial Day and what it means to me

My son during parent weekend at New Mexico Military Institute Memorial Day has taken on a whole new meaning in my life. Let me explain. Like many Americans, I believed it was a holiday signifying the...

Should we raise our children without gender identity?

Baby Storm with his?her? brother Jazz 5 photo gallery link You're pregnant and can't wait for the ultrasound that will finally reveal the sex of your child. You have a desire to bond with your baby...