At the end of the year, usually beginning in November, I find myself more interested in the meaning of life. This year, I have contemplated…
Popularizing Child Well-being in Louisiana
At the end of the year, usually beginning in November, I find myself more interested in the meaning of life. This year, I have contemplated…
The report below by Elizabeth Weill-Greenbert, published in the Louisiana Illuminator, describes preventable conditions for children in OJJ custody if Louisiana had given the Office…
So, about Louisiana’s children and journalists who write about their unmet needs. As an advocate for children, I am also an avid supporter of journalists…
Louisiana Ignores Wake-Up Calls about Children’s Needs We know the meaning of “wake-up call.” That’s the early morning phone call from the hotel’s front desk…
Endings are complicated. Typing was once a more physical experience. Each page of paper was inserted and rolled around a platen. Each keypress was a…
I am thinking this evening about the transition we will all soon make into 2022. Whatever is behind us – and there is much –…
“Your ache is also your prayer.” Your ache is your prayer. This was on my mind when I woke today. Jesus taught that prayer is…
Spend time with an infant, and you cannot help but wonder, “why did God become a baby?” I enjoyed spending Thanksgiving week with my 11-month-old…
This morning I read a Twitter post about the success of Medicaid expansion which reported that 97% of Louisiana’s children now have some form of…
I love this photograph. The lady on the left, Mrs. Prescilla Dean Fordham, was my great great great grandmother. I think of her sons as…