Several years ago, we decided to bring my family with us to visit my husband’s relatives in Mexico—and I’ll never forget the look on their faces when they saw children and the elderly begging in the streets. It’s not that they’ve never seen poverty in our country. (In fact, on one bizarre occasion my dad…
I’ll never forget the day I had the opportunity to see Pearl Harbor. As the boat made its way out on the water towards the U.S.S. Arizona’s final resting place, it was sobering to think about what all had happened there. As I sat thinking about that attack on its 75th anniversary this week, in…
UPDATE: Catch my conversation with TheBlaze’s Chris Salcedo about this hero HERE: https://soundcloud.com/chrissalcedo/salcedo-storm-the-agent-orange-for-this-generations-fighting-heroes-with-mary-ramirez Writer’s Note: This story was recently shared with me—and I asked if I could share this story with you all in the hopes that it would continue to raise awareness about the plight of so many veterans struggling with the Department of Veterans…
This piece is the fourth installment of a monthly series on legal immigrants for TheBlaze and The Chris Salcedo Show. What’s the intent of the series? To give relevance to the stories people who waited for their dream; people who came here the right way; the people who have gone above and beyond for their…
(Courtesy of @actforamerica on Instagram) This piece is the second installment of a monthly series on legal immigrants for TheBlaze and The Chris Salcedo Show. The war had stolen young Brigitte Gabriel’s childhood in Marjayoun, Lebanon. “Will I live to see another birthday?” she thought, surrounded by the rubble that used to be her happy…
What will it take to conjure up a serious, un-forced reaction from this president? Or perhaps more realistically, what will it take for people to realize that this president’s lethargic responses time and again, just might MEAN something?
I’ll tell you all what’s a great deal of fun. Diaper blowouts before I’ve even finished my morning coffee. You know what’s even more fun? Diaper blowouts before I’ve even finished my morning coffee, AND an email from my editor letting me know that a disclaimer was added to my piece on TheBlaze, because it…
One of the deepest pains a warrior must bear is returning home to those who love you most . . . only to realize day after day that despite their best efforts, your loved ones cannot possibly begin to comprehend the invisible load you carry. I thought I understood my brother’s burden. Today, I began…
I remember my freshman year of high school like it was yesterday; particularly one sunny September morning as my mother drove us to school. I was mad because I didn’t like how my hair looked that day. Truly, a tragedy, by any freshman girl’s standards! I couldn’t possibly walk into the halls of my small…
A few years ago I was in the process of planning my wedding, which unlike most, included an international component. In order for members of my husband’s family to join us, it not only meant packing a suitcase, but securing a tourist visa to enter the United States. For one member of the family–smooth sailing…
A Future Free 