"Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?" (Michelle Obama) A quote from Michelle Obama struck me as a personal challenge. I admire reading about Michelle Obama, her accomplishments both personally and professionally, her determination to choose the high road when others do not, and her perseverance as a young girl growing up on Chicago's southside. My husband and I spent many years in the Chicagoland area working in ministry, includin

There is something very personal and intimate I am going to reveal to you today. Something that I discovered in childhood that has...