I turned the TV on Tuesday morning, and a female evangelist was delivering a sermon designed for women. She would speak for about three minutes at a time, and then follow with her pitch: “Ask, and ye shall receive!” Over and over again, like some mind-altering mantra, and the crowd would shout right along with […]

As co-Editor of the Whiteland Community High School newspaper my Junior year (1992-93), I was given a little freedom to write some pretty controversial editorials, and I exploited the opportunity. Because there were two of us, I wrote the editorial only every other issue. It was probably better that way. By the fifth edition that […]

I was not one of those little girls who dreamed of finding her Prince Charming and living happily ever. I didn’t want the white picket fence, husband, 2.5 children, and a dog. It all sounded so incredibly…comfortable. I don’t feel bad in saying that I never wanted to be a mom – I didn’t. I’d […]