Snowflakes cover the ground in a white blanket of crystal chill, trees stand naked of their leaves, the nights start early and the days are short. Winter. Along with winter comes the Holidays. Or at...

    There’s nothing more beautiful in the world than waking up at 6:30 on Christmas morning and seeing the way the lights on the tree illuminate the entire room, casting a warm glow over...

  Tis the season right? The holidays are supposed to be the most joyful time of the year but more times than not, the weeks before the holiday suck. I remember being young and counting down...

  In Azacualpa, Honduras, a town nestled in a valley between lush, green mountains, only three miles from the Guatemalan border, sits a new home, a beautiful home, made of cement blocks and painted...

  What is happiness? How does one achieve such a thing? Can happiness be bought or not? That rhymes. Ha. A huge part of happiness is humor. Smiling is associated with happiness. Being able to laugh,...

  Thanksgiving comes and goes and suddenly the holiday season is in full swing. In fact, Thanksgiving can’t even completely end before the holiday shopping season starts. Black Friday has become...

  We all know about the government shutdown that happened a few weeks ago. Some might know that the reason was because congress was divided about Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Health...

  Since the beginning of high schools, there’s always been one thorn that can never quite be clipped off. Cliques. Over time there have been different names for these many cliques: the popular...

  Leaves are turning colors and falling in streams of fiery red, sunset orange and gold. The winds are starting to blow a little colder. Long shadows cast by the setting sun appear sooner than...

  On Sept. 6, 2013, my grandmother, Marcella Rooney, lost her lengthy battle with cancer. It started with breast cancer that eventually spread to her bones and brain. She is, without a doubt, the...