Val McCullough: How can we shelter the vulnerable from life’s storms?
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Earlier this month, I'd said to myself, "This will be the year I'll plant a garden to attract butterflies and bees."
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Val McCullough: Glow from the ‘Golden Age’ did not lighten all lives
How do you feel when you flip through your high school yearbook? Do you look at the photos in the yearbook with fondness? Or do you say to yourself, "Well,...
Val McCullough: Emotions and behavior can be a troublesome twosome
When I turn on my phone in the morning, I find myself in a time loop — a Groundhog Day. I’m bombarded with messages from politicians, nonprofits and businesses. I delete these...
Val McCullough: Though dying, Ben Sasse is teaching others to live
He's dying of cancer, and it's hard not to fall in love with him. At first glance, he looks like your next-door neighbor getting his yard ready for summer. Yet...
Val McCullough: Blue Bunny and Eau de Rotten Eggs make Easter dinner memorable
This Easter brought encounters with a Blue Bunny Peep and a leaking gas pipe.
Val McCullough: Decluttering shows the contrast in lives of abundance and scarcity
Spring cleaning and decluttering are terrific ideas. Doing them is another matter.
Val McCullough: We humans need each other more every day
You are part of my therapy team — my friends — my community. It would be hard to get through life without a caring group of people.
Val McCullough: War is nothing to gamble on
I suppose betting is part of human nature. We want to know how other humans will act. We want to know what the future will bring.
Val McCullough: A ‘Thirty Minute Pause’ can lessen some mistakes
I'm totally out of the loop when it comes to the upcoming Academy Awards. But I made up for it by seeing a not-so-great 1998 film last week.
Val McCullough: We’re here to take care of others, even those around the world
It’s easy to hunker down and limit our lives to our small screens. It’s easy to worry about our image on Facebook. While our screens have downsides, they can also...