Sometimes we don't appreciate the people God has placed in our lives until they are gone. One significant person in my life when I was...
1st Lady’s Blog – My Greatest Fear
I have had a fear of dogs for as long as I can remember. This fear stems back to an incident that happened when I...
1st Lady’s Blog – My Sister Is Lost
I grew up in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan. We lived on the fifth floor of an apartment building that had no elevators and...
1st Lady’s Blog – Precious Life
In 1995, when the Alexandria Police Department granted me an award for heroism, I did not feel very much like a hero. In fact, I...
1st Lady’s Blog – A Child’s Thought
Swimming is something I always loved to do as a child. All of my siblings swam including my mother. Growing up near a river meant...
1st Lady’s Blog – The Last Generation of Kick the Can
I love the old television show Twilight Zone and one of my favorite episodes is entitled “Kick the Can.” I love this episode because it...