It’s that time of the year again. The month of love is upon us, and maybe you’re not exactly excited about that. For couples, Valentine’s …
Discovering the Santa Truth
I will always remember the year that I figured out there was no Santa. I was still pretty young, mid-elementary school age. I was in …
Your Official Holiday Checklist
The inevitable month of the year, December, has arrived. High school and college students begin to alternately stress and get excited because, yes, December means …
“Home for the Holidays” Is Not for Everyone
Although holidays differ between cultures and religions, they seem to have a common emphasis: family. For the vast majority of Americans, late November through early …
Open Heart, Open Mind
The weather in Los Angeles is finally beginning to cool down. Halloween is over, and with the culmination of October comes November and the holiday …
My Definition of Home
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy says, “There’s no place like home,” and she travels from Oz back to Kansas only to learn that she never really …
On My Grandmother’s Front Porch by Julia Nunnally Duncan
On my grandmother’s front porch where we gathered on Sunday afternoons, Paul seemed to be the most relaxed of uncles, pipe stem poised in his …
Genealogy 101
The United States is the great American melting pot, rich with contributions from all over the globe. Most of these immigrants try to blend into …