reflections

If you are the parent of the all adventurous, wanting to be liberated teenager you may want to be on alert for the signs of an unexpected pregnancy. According to a new government survey government health officials are telling us that the teen birth rate, that hit its peak in 1991, showed a 3 percent [...]

The freeze is an agreement with mortgage industries to hold interest rates at their sub-prime rates for five years in an effort to combat the current tide of foreclosures.  The Bush Administration revealed the plan on Thursday, December 6, 2007 during a news conference held by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Housing and Urban Development [...]

Unfortunately, especially at this time of year, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles must think twice about the toy they are considering buying for those good little boys and girls out there.
To date, dozens of toys have been determined to contain dangerous levels of lead or other hazardous chemicals. As a result the CPSC, Consumer [...]

In an attempt to combat the current wave of foreclosures in the housing sector the Bush Administration in conjunction with the mortgage industry are proposing a temporary freeze in interest rates on some sub-prime mortgages. While this is not a sure thing, if it is adopted it will be one of the biggest actions taken [...]

Having three young granddaughters I try to stay on top of news and events that might have a damaging effect on their lives. One such news item I have recently come across involved how easy it is for young people especially women to be drawn into the anorexic lifestyle.
In a recent article, written by David [...]

For most of us life is a gift that we tend to take for granted not realizing just how suddenly it can end. Given that as a basis for this article I suppose I should explain what has motivated me to write it.
A few years ago my then teen age daughters had a dear friend [...]

Table Rock Lake is located in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. The lake itself was created in the late 1950s when Table Rock Dam was created. The creation of the resultant lake destroyed only one village, the village of Oasis which was situated on the south side of Long Creek across the stream [...]

This book was written in 1877 and is a first-hand account of the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre by the only Mormon convicted of participating in that heinous act of unadulterated human slaughter. This shocking autobiography was written as Lee sat in jail awaiting his execution for the slaughter of more than 120 men, women, and [...]

The Beverly Lewis Abram’s Daughters series of books are perfect for those desiring to learn more about the Amish culture or desiring fine Christian reading material with an emphasis on the belief in saved by Grace not by Works. Beginning with her novel The Covenant and ending with her 5th book of the series, The [...]

Gomez-Jurado’s debut thriller, already a bestseller in
Spain, is a fascinatingly complex tale that focuses on recent events as seen though the eyes of three very different lead characters. These various fictional characters are then mingled with real-life figures such as John Negroponte, who currently serves as the United States Deputy Secretary of State, who plays [...]