Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to “see” his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.
But, at this rate, that might not be so bad.
The groundhog made his “prediction” on Gobbler’s Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which he’s named about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Temperatures were [...]

Spreading the love has never been so much fun! Whether you decide to go traditional or get creative, this holiday of charming affection offers up an opportune time to tell those around you how much you care.
 
A Valentine mustn’t be elaborate or pricey to win the hearts of those you love…but it does need to [...]

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction….The chain reaction of evil–hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars–must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the [...]

Martin Luther King Jr. Day always creeps up on me. After the frenzy of Christmas, this important commemorative holiday goes unnoticed at my house.
I have vowed to make this year different.
Of course, the most obvious way to salute the legacy of Martin Luther King is at the annual MLK Day Marade. The combination march-and-parade [...]

Fruitcake and Antidepressants. They were two of the top “trending now” items on my Yahoo mail page this morning – along with Matthew McConaughey and Mitt Romney. I’m not really sure why this caught my eye but it did.
 
It’s one of the most sought out Christmas gifts in our culture…TecHNoLoGY…and yet with the many gadgets [...]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said,
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?”
Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has been marked as a day to [...]

The years fly by. Especially with a child in your life. People tell you to enjoy every minute. It’s advice not to be ignored.
Take a moment, stop and watch your child. Just a moment seared in your mind will become a time you will never forget because it will never be again.
As these moments pile [...]

Ben Ahlman had a ticket to attend the Denver Broncos game Sunday, but his plan fell apart when his wife, Ashley, went into labor on New Year’s Eve and gave birth to Aubrey Faith Ahlman at 12:01 Sunday morning.
The 6-pound, 5-ounce girl, born at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, has a claim as [...]

JANUARY
1: Happy new year!
8: Argyle Day. Wear some socks with the fun and funky pattern.
15: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr​.’s birthday; the civil rights leader was born in 1929. (You get off school on the 16th).
17: Kid Inventors’ Day. Celebrating

Dear Mama Drama:
My three-year-old daughter has a December birthday and we are inundated with toys and “stuff” from our very generous family. We appreciate their gifts, but are all a bit overwhelmed by the amount of new toys. My daughter tends to leave them strewn about the house bouncing from one activity to the next, [...]