“Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.” - Theodore Roosevelt Manners – it may seem like a dying art but I credit a large...

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. King Solomon Moving to a new town can be intimidating. Everything is new and...

If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative. ~Unknown On this pivotal...

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. - Nelson Mandela There are few things scarier than the...

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. - Jim Valvano My dad was an only child born to...

Discipline is such an important part of raising responsible adults. Children should learn two lessons – where the boundaries are and the...

To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power." -- Maya Angelou My mom was a single mother, before it...

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. -Charles R. Swindoll Birthday celebrations take on special...

In the South, football season takes on a special meaning. I don’t know what it is about the game, but folks who have never attended a...

Did you know that your child is an expert? As they get older they will be more willing to reiterate this fact, but as a parent, it is...

The Hebrew word for parents is horim, and it comes from the same root as moreh, teacher. The parent is, and remains, the first and most...

I looked on childrearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully interesting and challenging as any...