Being versus Doing

Didn’t Shakespeare write: “To be or not to be?”Maybe its an age-old question; it certainly is a conundrum for me as a person and as a mother. Where is the balance between being and doing? As a firstborn, I am driven to “do.”...

somebody’s mama

It’s a wonderful thing to be somebody’s mama. I know its the best vocation I could have had. To be a mama is to be connected to other lives in a way no one else can ever be. A mama is there, from the very beginning you could say. And, all along the way,...

the fight over the chicken sandwich

I love free speech. Especially so as a writer. And as a Christian, this right enables me to live out my faith without fear. I don’t enjoy fear-mongering. As a child and teen, I recall the terror of listening to older people discuss current events and...

A Tribute for the Glorious 4th

Sweet Land of LibertyBy Valorie QuesenberrySweet land of liberty. America. Since the day when Samuel Adams called a secret meeting on a quiet street in Boston, the theme of America’s patriots has been freedom. Those men named themselves the Sons of Liberty…they became...

Struggle with Darkness

Not long ago, I was saddened to hear of the death of Thomas Kincade. Today, I was saddened all over again to hear about the cause. Could there be a person today with any kind of aesthetic sensibilities who has not heard of the “Painter of Light?” His...

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