I have always had an instinctual interest in fertility. As a young adult, I worked as an intern at a large medical laboratory where I had the most wonderful, hands-on education in medical infertility and its testing. Ten years, one child and a hysterectomy later, I find myself in a guest lecture in college. Our guest that d... More..

The scariest and most haunted places in this world aren't usually the stereotypical dark and deserted mansions or castles we see in the movies. About ten years ago, I rented a large two bedroom condo from an extremely religious woman. I remember when she showed my young daughter and me the place, she was singing Christian hym... More..

Success in life is merely a psychological decision. Some people make it naturally while others are somehow educated with that information. No, they aren't the chosen few. They simply understand that if you can imagine it, it can happen. If you imagine that you'll always struggle through life, you will. If you imagine that y... More..

A lot of people don't believe that teens actually want their parents to guide them, discipline them and maybe even smother them a bit. Children understand instinctually that parenting is equal to educating and therefore, loving. It's when parents go to extremes that kids do not respond. If you try to control everything in y... More..

I would like to offer another perspective on submissive women that is not due to Biblical beliefs. Much credit is due to the women who lead pious lives and adhere to their beliefs. I personally was not raised with religious education on marriage. In fact, I did not have any good role models as far as relationships go. This m... More..

Personal development is a lesson truly learned. While there are some people who fear change and then very few who live for it, a persons development is dependent primarily on their childhood upbringing, education and socioeconomic status. If you are raised (as I was) in a poverty level environment where it is commonly belie... More..

John Milton, a poet deemed a religious radical, was a critical thinker in his time, an existentialist. When I Consider How My Light is Spent' is a perfect example of his quest for the meaning of life and ones own purpose in it. "Ere half my days in the dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide" is almo... More..