God made a wise decision when He decided females would serve as mothers. Men generally just can’t do mommy things as well as mommies.

Editor’s note: This column was originally published July 19, 2000.

I have a quarterly project with Rudi, my 3-year-old, wonderful German Shepherd. We take a bag while walking so we can collect garbage.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love…” Jackie DeShannon’s 1965 hit record spoke a truth. The world always needs more love.

At the outset, let me use a common term in today’s vernacular to describe the experience: Amazing! Absolutely amazing! All you want to know an…