Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington.

Friends aren't any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.

You never know what you can do until you have to do it.

Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.

For 14 years, I'd been on medication for the pinched nerve, the arthritis, the muscle spasms in my neck, and I'd lost my tolerance for pills. If I had a single drink, the alcohol, on top of the pills, would make me groggy.

Being a lady does not require silence.

I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.