Featured Sister’s Letters

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My Other Mother

Beautiful poem "My Other Mother" written by Diane about her lifelong journey of adoption and the path to her Other Mother.

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A Froggie Or A Prince

  Women were not designed to be alone, we were designed to love and be loved. It gives us drive and purpose in life. When I was a child, I read...

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Politics Tore Us Apart

 She's revered as a trail-blazing feminist and author Alice Walker touched the lives of a generation of women. A champion of women's rights, she...

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Drawing the Line

  Some people have been wondering what I mean by "unspoken set of rules." In my last column, I mentioned that having a set of rules for yourself...

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Being a Stand Up Girl

All you brave Stand Up girls are my inspiration, these days. I love to read your letters and hear your stories, which are just amazing. It takes...

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Finding Prince Charming

You kinda have to feel sorry for the guys sometimes, because they have so much to live up to with the whole "Prince Charming" thing, you need to...

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Christmas After The Choice

It's that time of year again. But as the whole world seems to be dizzy with decorating, spending and cooking up a storm, there are others who...

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A Dog, Watson

This is a story about a dog, who's name is Watson.  He's a fairly normal dog (OK, he's unreasonably cute), but he plays a very important role in...

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