The work is not simply about an occupation .. but why you are here.

Kids need to think that you care before they care what you think.

The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.

The work is not simply about an occupation .. but why you are here.

I sat back, allowing Wes's words to sink in. Then I responded, "I guess it's hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances.

Life's impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious. It's what shapes our time here. It's what makes it so important than not a single moment be wasted.

My mother is extraordinary; she's a superwoman, like so many other single mothers who are out there.