Finish the Job!
By now, many of you have heard the sad statistics comparing pre-pandemic and post-pandemic literacy rates at the 2nd grade level in our community. If not, I’ll review: in 2019,
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The Big Fix
In 2020, when disgruntled parties like me were reconciling ourselves with the reality of the Black Lives Matter movement, I decided to go back to a trusted source and picked
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Method Matters
The Keurig/K-pod was a brilliant invention. Individualized portions. Ostensibly fresh packets. Brewed for just one cup in literally seconds. No mess. No leftovers. What more could you want? It was
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Advice for 2023
You may or may not be into New Year’s Resolutions. But regardless, folks who are serious about living life well will invariably take a few minutes at the top of
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Christmas and Politics
It should be alarming how much we have personalized the Christmas story. The story of a child born ‘for us’ and the love God shows to humanity through this birth
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Act As If
The principle of “acting as if” is an old concept that was first written about a century ago by William James who was a philosopher and also a trained physician.
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If I care about something, how can I help not worrying about it?
Few are those who would consider worry beneficial to one’s emotional health. Studies repeatedly link long-term anxiety to high blood pressure, depression, and a host of other physical and psychological
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GGC’s new office opens this week in downtown Germantown!
A few years ago, Sheppard-Pratt, the largest private nonprofit provider of mental health and social services in the region, acquired some funds from the State of Maryland to create a
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The Draw of Fall
Every year I want to do something seasonal that has to do with Autumn. Not sure why. The colors are breathtaking but it’s not enough to just gaze upon the
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“Thank you”
Last Monday, the long-awaited, much-anticipated literacy tutoring program – Let’s Read! – began. What six months ago was merely a dream finally took place at the Stedwick Community Center: thirteen
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