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Melissa Jacobs

Teaching Concern and Compassion Through Film

There are times when a movie makes me feel dirty and ashamed. But it’s not because of some explicit content. It’s because the real-life...

Teresa Zawadzka

The Heritage of Communication

The decision to raise our children bilingual, speaking English and Polish, was a bit of a surprise for my husband and me. Though it was...

Robert Swain

When a Foreign Land Becomes Home

January 2000 is one of the most significant dates in my life because that’s around the time I landed in Vilseck, Germany for my first...

Ayren Jackson-Cannady

Traditions Make the Christmas

Growing up, midnight mass was a Christmas Eve staple for my mostly Catholic family. We'd rest most of the day, get all dressed up, and...

Ayren Jackson-Cannady

Seat 22-B

My flight plan--find seat, sit in seat, buckle seat belt, close eyes, and fall asleep--was completely derailed on a recent work trip from...

Autumn Swain

Where Your Travels May 'Make' You

Recently our family visited the Grand Bahamas, one of 32 inhabited islands in the Bahamas. This beautiful island delivered on its name as...

Autumn Swain

Gratitude: A Journey Through Food

Some would say I am a “foodie”. I prefer quality over quantity. I enjoy food in its natural form and seasonings that add flavor, or a...

Leslie Pugh

Music: A Language Understood by All

"Music makes the people come together." --Madonna Being a professional singer myself I could not agree more with the legendary musician's...

Ayren Jackson-Cannady

Learning a Love Language

“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the...

Malisa Payne

Pork Chops and Collard Greens

Photo of Edna Lewis My mouth is beginning to water just thinking about all the great food that my mentor mom cooks when we get together...

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