HAPPY FATHERS DAY
It has been forty years since I began the journey that is called fatherhood. It has been a bumpy road at times, marked by joy, sadness, pride and worry. It is a path that I am grateful that I have …
Category: Family Matters
WHAT THE ROYAL WEDDING TAUGHT ME
The Royal Wedding A school shooting that claimed the lives of 10 A report that the suicide rate (thoughts, and attempts) among teens has doubled and that there is a spike in cases during the spring and fall seasons and …
HAPPY SPECIAL NEEDS MOTHERS DAY
I thought I was pretty well informed about motherhood. I am married to the mother of our three children and saw the incredible amount of work and love that went into them. I tried to be the best partner that …
THE IMPORTANCE OF APPRECIATION
I was sitting around with a bunch of other “squeaky antiqueys” solving the problems of the world. As usual, the subject of the teenage generation came up with the usual litany of complaints. “No respect, selfish, all about how they …
PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN
As this country continues to struggle with the latest school shooting, the natural focus is on how to keep our children safe. Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee that some deranged person will not kill or maim an innocent …