Author Archives: Bill Halamandaris

What is our greatest gift? What is the one indispensable ingredient of life? What is the most potent force in the universe? Where can we find the solution to our problems? Where can we find the solution to the problems … Continue reading →

  “I don’t do these things because I can,” Tommie Lee said, “I do them because I want to.” Mark it,  write it down,  commit it to action; I remember thinking when I heard Tommie Lee’s response. It was an … Continue reading →

The Heart of America has never been more visible than it was on September 11, 2001. On that day and in the aftermath of the terrorists’ acts in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, we answered their worst with our best. … Continue reading →

Every bride is beautiful. Every expectant mother has a glow. These common moments reveal the extraordinary nature of our being. Human nature is so constructed that it is easier to see our faults and fasten on our failings. It takes … Continue reading →

Rachel Rossow has twenty-one children and more foster children than I can count. Though she would not acknowledge a distinction between the children of her body and the children of her heart, society would say that nineteen of her children … Continue reading →