Author: Janet Miller

“April is the cruelest month,” penned T.S. Eliot in 1922, but is it really? The famous line begins his famous poem, “The Waste Land.” Later in life, Eliot confessed that he wrote the poem during a period of great personal...

Throughout human history, the wonders of spring have been cause for a celebration that we call Easter. Think about how a precious soft chick emerges from the hard, seemingly lifeless shell, and realize how eggs became associated...

The loss of an hour of sleep each March triggers our interest in the importance of sleep in general. Many studies available on the internet warn about smartphones and the dangers they pose to a good night’s sleep. The National...

This year, the season of Lent begins on Feb. 18 and is known as Ash Wednesday. On this day, many people receive ashes and begin Lenten fasting practices. What was once only a practice of mainline Christians, predominantly...

Contributing Writer Valentine’s Day, as we know it, is a product of Victorian romance. The day brings thoughts of my grandmother. Born in 1880, Grandma was a true Victorian romantic. She loved poems pasted on lacy cards. A...