In order to lessen life’s struggles, we need to first acknowledge them with compassion and empathy. Hunger is a killer in our world. The statistics are staggering. Approximately 3.1 million

When my husband and I moved to Texas two years ago – lured here by the promise of grandchildren – we knew that tornadoes would be an issue.  We never

Unfortunately, this story is not new. Two Muslim men were kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight. Their crime? Texting in Arabic. Last winter, while texting before takeoff, these men apparently

On this day, nineteen years ago, I began what would be my last day of work as a store clerk in South East Dallas. Rescuers at Ground Zero continued searching

September 11th, 2001 happened to be my day off. Every Tuesday I could sleep a little longer. As I began making breakfast, I turned on the news and saw one

“One second of hate can cause a lifetime of pain.” Lying in the middle of a concrete chamber, tied to a gurney, moments away from death, these were the last