I'm probably a bit behind the curve with this, but I only see the Christian Science Monitor when Gay finishes with her copy that comes to her about three weeks after publication. If this is old news, forgive me, but it bears repeating, no matter what.

I'm rather loving this new category of posts ... the "For the Greater Good" theme ... and intend to praise, plug and promote as many people and organizations I come across who are... more

One person making a difference in the lives of people ... I love running across stories about this. From Whole Child International to Chances by Choice to Madonna's 'Raising Malwai', to Holly Richardson... more

Naomi’s post over on the Jewish Adoption blog brought something to mind this morning. For much of my life I’ve had a concept of the least a person should contribute over the course of a lifetime. Although I can’t conjure a scene to go with the first hearing, I attributed the phrase summing up the idea to my father. I’m second guessing that now, but do know that he certainly would have agreed, even had he not been the one passing it along to me.

Thanks to Google, I was able to... more