Who doesn't face life's struggles that often appear overwhelming? Karol Ladd, in her lovely book "Positive Life Principles for Women", offers 8 simple secrets to turn your challenges into possibilities. Opening every chapter with an appropriate quote and Bible verse, Ladd uses both a present...

Author Tinky Weisblat's mother Jan, better known as Taffy, died at age 93 in December of 2011. Bright, active Taffy suffered from dementia in her last months on earth. Born in 1918, Taffy graduated from Mount Holyoke College. "She was very much in the world...

We all need hope; hope provides buoyancy when the struggles and challenges of daily life work to keep you mired in the mud. "Promises of Hope for Difficult Times" by Jane Kirkpatrick is only a small book but it offers a wellspring of that critical...

"Past Tense: 365 Daily Tools for Putting Stress Behind You--for Good" by Shawn Kilgarlin, with wisdom from her husband Ron Kilgarlin, provides daily advice for overcoming stress in a variety of practical ways. In a methodically organized order, Kilgarlin approaches the overall health and well-being...

Shawna Savage, author of Psycho Girl, shares her story of abuse. Her grandmother told her she did not need a man. Her advice was to get a job and support herself. Her mother lived in an abusive marriage and blamed herself. She labels herself as...

One summer day, during the excitement of a baseball game, there was an accident, lives were changed forever. Peter Michael Henderson hit the ball and slid into first base. The second baseman and pitcher collided. One of them fell on Peter’s head and severed his...