Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
You thought this moment would never come, or at least you hoped that it wouldn’t. How can it be that your precious baby is now heading off to college???? It doesn’t seem possible, but there you are buying the necessary items for the dorm room, helping her register, arranging those last Read more
We all know the merits of having old friends. We share history and adventure. They know our darkest secrets, hopes and fears, and best of all, they remember all the stuff we forgot. Making new friends—that can be a burden! Between family and work, we hardly have time for our Read more
Six months ago I moved back to the U.S. after living in Central America for three years. I had limited exposure to the media and the events occurring in the U.S. and the rest of the world. When I did take the time to read about political, social, and economic Read more
It was an audacious double operation. Conduct 1000 surgeries on North Korean citizens in an attempt to restore eyesight to the blind, while filming illegally under the watchful eyes of the North Korean minders. If they had been caught, the best-case scenario would be for members of the humanitarian mission to Read more
How many times have I heard women complain about chivalry being dead? I don’t know. A lot. I am not certain that is entirely true but before we go casting any stones, ladies, let’s make sure we hold up our end of the bargain. Don’t worry, you need not don Read more
SHOW AND TELL I was at a birthday party with my friends. A gaggle of girls doing what girls do. Catching up on the latest, well, everything. Someone mentions makeup and then everyone shuts up and stares at me. They want answers and they want them now. They want their Read more
If you’ve ever spent hours in traffic cursing the cars ahead of you for slowing down to take a look at the accident ahead, only to find yourself unapologetically doing the same by the time you get your own glimpse of the twisted metal that leaves you to believe “someone Read more
No one is ever ready for this to happen. We can’t even entertain the possibility it could happen. It sounds like a story out of a seedy gossip magazine, not real life, right? Unfortunately, the below scenario did happen to a close friend of mine—We’ll call her Kate. She was Read more