As Jonah's mother, it breaks my heart to think of all the struggles he endured before finding his way into our loving home. When we first met Jonah, we could tell that he had been through so much in his young life, but there was something about him that tugged at our...

I am one of six or one of 10.  I'm like an Italian mother.  I take care of everyone.  My mother said I was born a 40-year-old. She always said I had an "ice cream face," whatever that meant.  I like ice cream; no flavor, all of them work for me.  She said, "no...

Sometimes you meet the best of friends in the most unlikely places. In October of 1990 I went to a trade show in Chicago with my sister. We stayed at a close friend's home in lovely Lincoln Park at the cross street of Sedgwick and Eugenie. At that time my cat, Sancho...

I’ll always remember the first time that I met Oliver.  My friend, Mary, was visiting from California and we were relaxing and hanging out.  I received a call and the caller asked if I was the Newfoundland woman?  I’ve never been called this before...

  I am blessed to live with dogs my entire life. As an adult, I finally chose the dog breed for me; a breed that resonated was the quintessential family dog: the Golden Retriever. I had three, and what a wild, joyful ride for me (like the E-ticket at Disneyland)...

The golden retriever is the perfect dog. I will always have an affinity and reverence for this beautiful, intelligent, confident, and outgoing breed. Jackson was all of those things and more. I had very high expectations for him. I wanted him to live 'til he was 33,....

If you are launching your own business, you're in good company. Statistics from Findstack show that there are 582 million entrepreneurs worldwide. Moreover, the United States is ranked as the most favorable country for small business development and entrepreneurial...