Memorial Day weekend is an American tradition that includes annual cookouts and time for reflections. Flags are hung and celebrated. Soldiers are acknowledged. The nation pauses to remember. It is a time to thank those leaders who have made great sacrifices in the armed services.
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Lately I have been wondering about all the hype with instances of impropriety among the nation’s top leadership. The media zooms in for coverage then the public gasps in disgust. Today’s gossip: former California governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his marital infidelities. The scenario is always the same. Another politician pleads ignorance when the […]
Recently the value of motherhood is being studied again. Researchers still want to know if there is a price tag on the constant presence of mothers and what they do to support their offspring. After all, mothers become the first leader actively present in a child’s life. But, can the value of a mother’s support […]
Come on, leaders! Another year of disasters and we’re still doing analysis? What have we learned? In February 2010, natural disasters hit. Chile had a tremendous earthquake. Tsunami warnings were posted along the Pacific seaboard and in Hawaii. Blizzards paralyzed the east coast of the United States. Now, in 2011 there is devastation resulting from […]
As the prayer was said, we all collectively gasped. It was New Year’s Eve 2010 and my family gathered along with my grandmother to bring in 2011. We held hands as a family a few hours before midnight to quietly welcome 2011 with gratitude and without fanfare. But, this was no ordinary New Year’s Eve […]