I raised my two older children on the Upper West Side in New York City. They grew up in a small apartment, in a close neighborhood, in...

The numerous wonderful and important reasons for reading could not be contained in a single book and certainly not in this article. There...

“There is no strong America without strong families, and there are no strong families without a strong America. They are intrinsically...

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By ellen wheeler Volunteering is an outstanding way to determine and demonstrate core family values. You and your kids can put into...

By Ellen Wheeler A happy family raised in an atmosphere of love and learning is the goal of most moms. We want to create a refuge where...

If humanity has a universal moral motto, it is the Golden Rule. The ancient concept illuminates a noble part of our human state: that we...

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Recently, a dear mom friend of mine introduced me to The Libraries of Hope founded by Marlene Peterson. I am striving to provide my...

The Newsboys’ Strike of 1899 Just a week ago, my siblings and I performed in a production of Newsies Jr. at our local children’s theater....

"There's an app for that!" In our hypertech world, there seems to be an app for just about everything from count-downs to menstrual cycle...

“All that I am or ever hope to be I owe to my angel mother.” -Abraham Lincoln “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of...

It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a mother to raise a village.