Terri Schlichenmeyer

Sticks and stones may break my bones. You know the rest of that childhood rhyme, and you know it’s not true: words have meaning, and they can cut like a […]

You’ve been waiting for this season for months. It’s just the right time to get outside and enjoy your favorite exercise, sport, or game, toss a ball around, or just […]

I’m telling Mom! When you were small, those words were often enough to send a chill down your spine. One quick tattle to the woman who bore you, and you […]

Congratulations are in order. You’re going to be a parent! Or you already are, and you feel like it’s a constant learning curve. Either way, there’s a book for that, […]

Uncle Sam needs you. He has work for you, a steady job that may be the most difficult thing you’ll ever do but you’ll gain pride in your accomplishments and […]

Wait. Did you hear that right? Yes, you did – and it was so funny that you just now caught your breath. What the guy onstage said was so unexpected, […]

For weeks now, you’ve been remembering, studying various subjects, and celebrating Black History Month. But just a reminder: every day is a good day to learn about Black History. These […]

You gotta start somewhere. First, you crawled, then you toddled before you ran, which is exactly how most things are. There’s a foundation from which to spring, a base from […]

There’s a reason for everything. That doesn’t mean an excuse or a guess made of ignorance, but an explanation for what was, a kind of thought process that says if […]

Where you from? That’s perhaps one of the first questions somebody might ask you because the answer tells them a lot. Where did you grow up, where do you live […]