When I was an adolescent growing up in our tight-knit neighborhood of Philadelphia, I remember three families that experienced the death of a child. One classmate was hit by a car, (which had me looking both ways a zillion times before crossing our busy street). The daughter of a close family…

Once upon a time there was a terrible health pandemic that hit the world. Everyone was asked to bunker down indoors, stay 6 feet apart from other humans, mask up in public, keep children out of school, and most importantly, stop attending church. Words like “liberty” and “freedom” from the people who…

I’ve never had trouble making friends. In fact, in my high school yearbook, I was voted “friendliest female.” Not a brag… (ugh, high school, come on?), however I am just confirming how much…