Picture this. An old-fashioned open-air Pentecostal tent meeting in the middle of a Davie field (before the development boom changed...

Sight. It just might be the powerhouse of the five senses, yet it is often taken for granted. For "sighted" people, it is a birthright....

I'll never forget the time my son was a toddler and I had given him a dismissive and wishy-washy response when he asked if I would take...

With the final days of summer upon us and a thick blanket of darkness lingering in the atmosphere, we may be left with more questions...

Push Harder! As my doctor's urgent words echoed throughout the maternity wing and pierced through my dulled senses (thanks to a strong...

June is a month that symbolizes accomplishment. The finish line that has been crossed and the cheering crowds that fill the arena with...

Strong. Capable. Compassionate. Multi-tasker. Beautiful. Supportive. Informed. Organized. Fun. Loving. For every word that describes the...

It was the week of my birthday. I greeted my students and asked about their plans for the upcoming weekend and made small talk as they...

My experience of February has been 28 brutal days with no "grace period." As the cold months of winter give their final salute and the...

February. Traditionally, this month is sweet enough to keep dental offices busy for the rest of the year. Restaurants take reservations...

The first expression of our humanity is verbal language. As I pondered the topic for this blog, I thought about how our body language...

December is more than just the end of the year. It is a time when the world stops to admire light in all of its forms. As 2020 takes its...

November is knocking and Thanksgiving peeks over the horizon. Like a small child who can't see the entire feast spread on the table, we...

Hauntings are the stuff of legends and there are haunted houses, ghost walks and October movie marathons to prove it. In my mom's home, I...

Merriam-Webster defines the act of converging as moving toward union or uniformity, but it also links the word to the development of...

It’s August. The beginning of the hottest days of summer. That predictably uncomfortable time for students to become initiated into the...

Storms often batter the terrain without mercy. Or so it seems. The pandemic may have upended our lives and triggered suffocating anxiety...

Growing Pains is a thought-provoking article that I wrote to describe "adulthood." It’s not always easy to pinpoint the exact moment when...