The other day I observed my 3 year old son eating “non-conventional” food with his hands. I believe it was rice and beans to be exact....

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...

"One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."-- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, six-time NBA Most Valuable Player...

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...

“I’ve said that successful people are willing to do those things unsuccessful people are not. And sometimes those things are...

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...

Mabel is bare feet, strong arms, Alabama bound. Mabel is warm biscuits, hot jam, sweet potato pie. Mabel is common sense, no nonsense, do...

“All the words; words of love, forgiveness, encouragement-- words of frustration, angry words - HABLARLOS, SPEAK THEM!” - Lila Downs I...

I remember the first time I realized that Jesus, of Jewish descent, was actually born in Asia and had fled as a refugee to Africa. As a...

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...