Many Americans are feeling the recession pinch—especially those of you who landed here the way I did—via the layoff express. It is possible that you have had to cut back, or even eliminate your charitable giving as a result. Our charitable gifts certainly landed on the chopping block for examination, but ultimately, we decided to [...]

Thanks for sticking it out with me. I promise not to make this a huge long list of book and movie reviews, but I’ve found a few treasures recently that I just had to share. “One Hen” is a story that I picked up at the library to read to my girls about microlending. It [...]