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When people hear the term human trafficking, they often think of it as a reality in distant, dark corners of the world. The fact is, this evil practice has also become more prevalent in the United States in recent years. Although victims are sometimes brought here from other countries, there are also many people in…

We love to hear stories and to create images. If you walk into an art gallery, you see painted or formed images that artists have created to communicate a story, shape our perceptions, or challenge our attitudes and assumptions. I’ll never forget the first time I walked into the Sistine Chapel in Rome and looked…

Our teenagers (Generation Z) are the most connected generation, but they are also the loneliest. Seems contradictory, doesn’t it?  As a Millennial, my early teenage years were defined by wired phone calls, brick cell phones, and dial-up internet. I was a teenager when the iPhone first came on the scene and had my first phone…

Do you ever get defensive in a conversation with your spouse or loved one because they just aren’t validating your feelings? Why can’t they simply acknowledge the frustration you’re feeling before swooping in to fix everything? No? Is it just me? If I am upset and someone tells me to “stop acting that way” and…