Nobody Told Me

Nobody told me when I was growing up that I was poor, that my family’s poverty was caused by those who are rich and it was the government’s job to correct this. Nobody told me I could commit violent acts of crime and not be held responsible because I was mistreated as a child. Nobody told me I needn’t wait for marriage to have sex. None of the schools I attended made condoms available to my boyfriends or provided a counselor to tell me it was normal and healthy to have sex with the same Read more [...]

A 2013 New Year Message

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  Have a Happy New Year! From Kitty Chappell Each year we receive sincere greetings wishing us a happy New Year. But does happiness just happen, a luck kind of thing like winning the lottery, dependent upon fate’s roll of the dice—or can we play a role in actually attracting happiness this New Year? Listed below are three categories with suggestions which I believe, if put into practice, can assure more happiness for each of us this coming year.   STRENGTHEN YOUR Read more [...]

By Special Design

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As the remodeling of my website was nearing completion, I wondered what on earth of interest can I share on my first blog? Little did I know that I’d be invited personally by Al Cole to be featured guest on his CBS syndicated secular live web radio show, “People of Distinction”! This is how it happened. I was minding my own business when the phone rang and it was Al Cole with my friend Carole Barnes who immediately introduced us. Carole had tipped me off earlier to expect a call from Al Read more [...]