I’ve been hesitant to add to the rhetoric about the Penn State sex abuse scandal. However, I would be remiss in my...
What is your elevator speech? Promise House has struggled with this for years. How do we say what we do in a...
Note: To provide some context for what follows: Ms. Boorhem is writing about her belief that the U.S. Department of Housing and...
It’s awesome and a bit scary to see your children speak out on issues about which they are passionate. I have two...
So, here’s a funny. Over the weekend, I was called at 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning to help the overnight shelter staff find...
So, Texas is going on 20 days of 100 degree or hotter weather. I think the heat has wilted not only my...
Entry 12: Looking Back on a Decade I have been President of Promise House for ten years this month and with the...
Entry 11: Monday Sucks! So far, Monday sucks. I just had to tell my Parents with Promise staff that Congress, in all...
Entry 10: Inspiration Amidst the Gloom and Doom Amidst all the tribulations of budget cuts, program cuts, outrageous bills being passed, and...
Entries 8 and 9: Stressors and Storytelling March 31 So……I’m sitting at my desk today and see two police cars in front...
Entry 6 and Entry 7: Springing into a Slump Because a few blogs in row were time sensitive, we had to bump...
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but at least y’all will listen to my rant about the slicing, dicing legislatures...
Well, here I sit at home once again as Mother Nature blows sleet and snow all over this totally unprepared city. Dallas...
As all of you know, the Super Bowl is coming to Dallas. Well here’s a side to it that you never hear...
Happy New Year, Everyone! During the holidays, I came up with a small list of resolutions our government should make in 2011...
I’ve been partying so heartily this month that I completely forgot about blogging. But last Wednesday, as we were decorating the Promise...