It was 1989, I was a Soldier in the United States Army, and my husband and I were expecting our first child. My mother had cancer when I was two years old and was unable to have more children, so she was looking forward to… Read full story

I’m 43 and am married with 2 kids. I take care of my 87 year old mother who has dementia and a lot of other medical issues. She has been bed bound for 4 years. I had to quit my job and all my time… Read full story

My wife and I came through a long 15 month deployment in Iraq, While she was home I worried more each day about our marriage because of other relationships I have seen become destroyed while gone for so long. I have seen close friends of… Read full story

On Earth Day several years ago, my wife and I wanted to do something to support the environment and teach our 4 year old son about the idea of stewardship. We thought of an exit ramp off the highway a few miles from our house… Read full story

All of my life I have given things away - things that I loved, to people that I loved, as a reminder, a memory that stays with you forever. I’ve given food and money to homeless people, I’ve brought strangers into my home to give… Read full story

I had worked for my state’s Department of State, Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs for 23 years. Governor appointment heads of the bureau came and went. Often the “politics” we were affected by were frustrating, but we got through by telling ourselves that it… Read full story

I live in Westchester county just north of NYC. I work in the city everyday and both of my parents are retired NYPD. I like to consider myself very independent and street smart woman… most of the time…

One night, while my husband was… Read full story

It was cold, windy, and the snow pellets felt like bee bees hitting our faces as my husband, two small boys, and I headed into Costco for our weekly grocery shopping. We weren’t the only ones thinking it was in our best interests to stock… Read full story

Being in my own office cleaning business since 1992 has taught me one major life lesson. Nowadays, you hear people say ” that’s not my job”. Many people do as little as possible at work instead of the most possible.

There have been many times… Read full story

I was director of HR for nine years for a large urban school district. I was passionate about children being the priority. I supported committed, effective teachers, but worked to transition out ineffective, abusive teachers and administrators.

Work of HR during my tenure was… Read full story