Full of Life: Jay Conner
Seventy-six year old Jay Conner teaches us how to remain active, in body and mind, by focusing on "not letting the old man in."
Rethinking Education: It’s About Time!
The present attention on our educational system, leading to questions about whether it is best serving our families is progress, in Beth Graham's mind. She shares her perspective, after 26 years of homeschooling, and having children in both public and private schools.
A Life Transformed
Darkness has such a hold on a young man that he decides to end it all. A moment later, everything changes. What happened? Wesley Bartlett shares his story of how a "chance" encounter with his creator dramatically changed his life, showing how no one is beyond the...
Changing Course with Courage
Perhaps everyone reaches a point in their life when they have to go one of two ways, and the results will be nothing short of life-changing. What do you do? Take the easy, sure path, or venture out into the unknown? At 37, John Morse decided to...
Aging in America
Aging Americans have an experience that is unique to America; other countries do not treat their elders like we do in America. Our culture of glorified youth does not value our elders. No wonder, then, that our senior population does not feel empowered to contribute...
Callan Kreidel, Beautiful Survivor!
Three weeks before graduating college, Callan was diagnosed with a form of lymphoma, requiring six months of brutal chemotherapy. At twenty-three, she is a writer, artist, and tough-as-nails survivor. Hear what kept her going, and why she proclaims one...
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Heavenly Victory
It's been a while since I've had as satisfying an evening as watching Clemson decidedly triumph over Alabama, 44-16, in the national championship game. And before my Alabama friends get their feelings bruised, let me explain why. First, there was the way Clemson...
Introducing the Young YOU!
Last week, I had the privilege of cleaning out my mother’s home of forty-five years. The happy news is that she is still super healthy and living in Melbourne, Forida, equidistant between my two brothers. Her home in Ft. Lauderdale (the one I was emptying) was...
Mollie
I’m sure many of you, like me, were devastated to hear news of Mollie Tibbet’s body being discovered in a rural corn field. Mollie was a beautiful, vibrant young woman who should have been starting her sophomore year of college this fall. Her life took a tragic turn...
The Sound of Silence, Part 2
You really didn’t think that rant could be confined to a single post, did you? I offer one more observation where public air space is concerned. During our spring break vacation, there was a family in our condo who could be identified by the volume of the kids’...
The Sound of Silence, Part 1
The other day, I was in a medical office waiting room. On my left was a woman older than me with a cell phone featuring an old-fashioned ring (you know the one: DING-A-LING-A-LING-A-LING-A-LING…) Apparently, the woman has many more friends than I do, because her...
How to Move From Fear to Love in Relationships
Do most people operate from fear rather than love? Transformational life coach Annmarie Chereso believes this is often the case, but she offers simple practices to elevate every relationship—whether with a beloved, child, sibling, or friend—into one grounded in love.
Selflessness in Today’s World
What does selflessness look like in today's world? We share a remarkable tale of heroism, and and ponder what motivates the selfless. How do you raise children who are selfless? Is there a connection between suffering and selflessness? [libsyn_podcast id=6308612]