(Note: All photo credits posted at the end of this article). This is 2026, and June 21st is Father’s Day. This day reminds me of a personal experience from decades ago, when a highly respected Hollywood voice coach shared his observations with me about the impact of fathers on the lives of children. Many ofContinue reading “BRINGING BACK FATHERS on Father’s Day, 2026”
Category Archives: Family
Do You Work??? (In Honor of the Stay-at-home Mom!)
Do you work??? What? If that isn’t potentially the most insulting question anyone can ask a woman who works 24-7 in a household, I don’t know what is. “Do you work?” When do you not work? I recall when my family lived in a suburb outside Chicago, circa 1960, and every woman “worked”. Every woman workedContinue reading “Do You Work??? (In Honor of the Stay-at-home Mom!)”
MEMORIAL DAY 2026
MEMORIAL DAY… reaching out soberly and in gratitude for all those whose lives have been and continue to be spent in protecting our freedoms — those abroad and those at home. Some will be lost today. Others are remembering the cost they and others have paid. Let us take nothing for granted. Silent reflection isContinue reading “MEMORIAL DAY 2026”
Independence Day = Freedom Day!
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR JULY 4, 2025 (Part II of II) IF WE LOVE FREEDOM… FAMILY, COUNTRY, ONE NATION UNDER GOD… IF WE WANT PEACE, PROSPERITY, SAFETY…. A FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN THAT IS WORTHY OF THIS NATION’S POTENTIAL… AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE… IF WE LOVE ALL OF THE ABOVE AND UNDERSTANDContinue reading “Independence Day = Freedom Day!”
In Memory of Those Who Served
For the 1.1 Million U.S. soldiers who perished in its combined wars, we offer a moment of silence on this Memorial Day, 2024. For all those still serving, let us pray for a day when peace prevails over war, when all who serve can come home. This question has become more important during the lastContinue reading “In Memory of Those Who Served”
JULY 4th, 2023 – IS AMERICA STILL FREE?
This July 4th calls to mind the indelible words of two great Presidents, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. President Kennedy’s words form a great preface to the twenty we post of Reagan’s quotes. As we review these it is impossible to miss the far-sighted wisdom of these two great leaders. Readers decide… are weContinue reading “JULY 4th, 2023 – IS AMERICA STILL FREE?”
FLAG DAY, 2023
IT IS NOT JUST A FLAG. WE MUST UNDERSTAND FREEDOM, VALUE IT, FIGHT FOR IT, OR LOSE IT. WORDS THAT BEAR REPEATING FROM PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN ARE ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL AS THIS NATION FACES ITS GREATEST PERILS. Please reference our article, “The Power of ONE”. Suggested for the faint-hearted who do not think they can makeContinue reading “FLAG DAY, 2023”
Independence Day = Freedom Day!
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR JULY 4, 2022 IF WE LOVE FREEDOM… FAMILY, COUNTRY, ONE NATION UNDER GOD… IF WE WANT PEACE, PROSPERITY, SAFETY…. A FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN THAT IS WORTHY OF THIS NATION’S POTENTIAL… AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE… IF WE LOVE ALL OF THE ABOVE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR FLAG STANDSContinue reading “Independence Day = Freedom Day!”
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 2022
As we honor all mothers on this June 8th, 2022, let us not forget to include in our gratitude the immmense contributions that fathers make in the care and raising of our children. Family is incomplete without them and does not start without them. Mothers bear a huge responsibility in raising boys to become theContinue reading “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 2022”
July 4, 2021 – INDEPENDENCE DAY – “Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!”
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry made a stirrring speech at the Second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia. His speech addressed the burdens of foreign oppression which subsequently crystallized into the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Patrick Henry’s speech closed with the famous words: “…give me liberty orContinue reading “July 4, 2021 – INDEPENDENCE DAY – “Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!””
Real Women Fight Back 