They may be hard to schedule but Cheryl Hernandez explains why the family dinner is important, including healthier families and happier, less-stressed kids.

Writing after a recent flying experience, Emily Reshwan offers thoughts about faith, and how children provide insight into understanding relationships.

You may be surprised why Mary Donellan is a grateful homeschool graduate. Here she cites three amusing reasons which she credits entirely to homeschooling.

by Emily Molitor | When I contemplate generosity in the area of time, I immediately think of people—other human beings—being first in importance.

by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | A strange happening of modernity is the declining use of the human voice, the human word, as more communication occurs by e-mail, voice mail, and texting.

Words, like music, can create harmony or discord. Words, like certain fine instruments, can refine and beautify or, like blunt tools, can break and smash. The art of living requires sensitivity to the choice of words, to the tone of voice, and to the manner of speech.