When I hear the words “tough love,” I think of my mother forcing me into a shower three days after my back surgery, coaxing me to eat and helping me walk my quota of laps around the hospital floor. I...

A national epidemic is sweeping the United States of America. It’s something that our Founding Fathers could never have thought, or even wished, that our nation would ever suffer from. I’m reminded...

“They get paid HOW much just for playing a game for a living? How come those of us with real jobs don’t even make a fraction of that?” All right, let’s just admit it: we’ve all decried the gigantic,...

Imagination is one of the most magical faculties of the human mind. You can create worlds out of thin air, predict future events based on past experience or compose songs and stories—all inside your...

Like it or not, our lives revolve around relationships—our relationship with God, with our families and friends, with our significant others, and even our coworkers. These relationships stand ready on...

Bad days happen all the time. Sometimes every single day of the week is bad, and the weekend can’t get here fast enough. But do you remember the time when just one conversation or friendly smile completely...

At any level of athletics, coming from behind to win a game is the most exciting victory an athlete can experience. Dominating performances are great, but hitting a buzzer beater, kicking a field goal...

I adore the wonderful world of Disney: the classic movies, the Minnie Mouse ears sparkling with sequins, the enchanting princesses and a sprinkle of Tinker Bell’s pixie dust. I follow Disney on Facebook...

When I was in sixth grade, there was a popular catchphrase that nearly all the girls in my class used. Whenever someone (usually a boy) asked them a stupid question, the girls would pull out their oh-so-cool...

On July 27, an estimated 1 billion people worldwide turned on their televisions and computers to watch perhaps the most memorable event of the summer—the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. Over the next...