Nearly four decades ago, when I was in my early thirties, I complained repeatedly to my doctor about widespread pain throughout my body, but he couldn’t find anything to explain the pain. Then one day, I read an article in a women’s magazine describing the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I took the article to my doctor … Read more
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. If you suspect a child is being abused, report it so it can be investigated. We’ve all heard terrible accounts of children who have been abused for years, and no one knew it. No one protected them. Abuse in childhood can affect individuals throughout their whole lives; long … Read more
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decided that precious children made in the image of God had no value and could be killed on the whim of the mother. On January 22, 1992, I suffered a stroke that severely incapacitated me, to the point that I was as dependent as an unborn baby. When … Read more
This video is not directly about Martin Luther King, Jr., but it is about why what he did was so important. And Reverend King’s niece, Alveda King reminds us we need to use his nonviolent methods in today’s biggest civil rights fight: ending abortion. She talked about Reverend King’s legacy in an interview with The … Read more
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. We like to think that slavery was abolished a century and a half ago. Unfortunately, slavery still exists around the world–even in the United States. According to End Slavery Now, There are an estimated 20.9 Million people trapped in some form of slavery today. It’s sometimes called “Modern-Day … Read more
Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and I want to say “Thank you!” to all law enforcement officers of all kinds at every level of government. Years ago, I was a victim of crime. I was so thankful for the police officers who responded to the crime and those who captured the criminal. During the … Read more
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day, a day to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia. When my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the late 1980s, no one in my family had ever heard of the disease. Later, as we saw the progression of my father’s disease, we realized that was what my grandfather had when … Read more
Most aborted babies are discarded or sold for body parts. But prolife activists have gathered the remains of thousands of aborted babies and buried them in gravesites around the nation. On the National Day of Remembrance for Abortion Children, those who believe in the sanctity of life are encouraged to visit one of these gravesites or … Read more
The theme for the 2017 International Literacy Day is Literacy in a Digital World. I grew up in a world where literacy meant being able to read and write on paper. Young people today grow up in a world where literacy means being able to communicate in digital formats. UNESCO, the agency behind International Literacy … Read more
June 27th is PTSD Awareness Day. Although I had heard of PTSD and had an idea of what it was, I didn’t really understand much about it until I started working with Dr. Harry Croft on the book I Always Sit with My Back to the Wall: Managing Traumatic Stress and Combat PTSD. I realized … Read more