Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 12:34:34
Remembering the Importance of Family
When I was young, I thought that I knew everything. The older I have grown, the more I have begun to understand how little I know. As a young, determined, hardworking financial consultant in the late 1980s and early 1990s,....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 24th, 2012 12:59:35
What I Did for Love
If you are lucky, you have people that you love in your life. If you're really lucky, you have people that inspire you, as well. I love my sister Kathy, but she also is an incredible inspiration to me --....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 17th, 2012 12:58:39
Moral, Now the Story
As a child, I was a voracious reader, mostly of fiction. I would read during class, during lunch, during the bus ride. When I was reading, I was not part of my boring normal life, but part of a deeper,....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 17th, 2012 12:58:02
May Madness and Mothers Gone Mad
For mothers with children at home and in school, May can bring madness. It's a month that tends to be filled with end-of-the-school-year projects, performances, concerts, dress rehearsals, parties and more. For instance, last night, after finishing his project at....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 12:56:58
Keep Dreaming Big
The biggest loss due to the suspension of Newt Gingrich's (former speaker of the House and my dad) presidential campaign this week is the loss of big ideas being tossed into the public arena by him in front of a....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, April 26th, 2012 12:55:59
Preparing for Rain
Monday night, my husband came home around 8:30 and was surprised to find me painting my office. Early that morning, as I lay in bed, unable to sleep, I decided to paint my office. The deadline was driven by a....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, April 19th, 2012 12:44:05
Powerful Government Equals Powerful Problems
History is not simply dates, events and results. Instead, it's people's lives, their hopes and dreams, their situation and their outcomes based on their and other people's actions. While history is learned by looking backward, knowing the outcome, life is....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, April 12th, 2012 12:43:00
Conflict – The Story of Life
Driving my children to and from various events earlier this week, we had a discussion about what makes a good story. They are both working on writing a book (as am I -- we'll see who finishes first). Stories, I....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, April 5th, 2012 12:40:54
Easter Service
Growing up in rural Georgia, Easter meant not only the resurrection of Jesus, but also a new Sunday dress, a hat, gloves and more chocolate than I could eat, at least at one time. My sister Kathy and I would....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 12:33:55
It’s Still the Economy
"It's the economy, stupid" is the infamous mantra conceived by political consultant James Carville that underscored the main issue driving the 1992 presidential race. A few months later, Bill Clinton replaced George H.W. Bush (41) as president, and it was....
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