You know, I really like the idea of shifting the convo. There was a story about 15 years of two women who had been friends in their small, midwestern high school. They had not seen each other in a decade, until they spied each other across the street on opposite sides of a rally, about abortion. They went to lunch, and discovered parallel lives; married, same number of kids, etc. Their only significant difference was their stance on legal abortion.

They decided to work together on an issue they both cared deeply about, and shelve their differences on abortion, agreeing to disagree, and build upon their mutual love for children. They worked on their shared hopes and dreams. THAT has always lit my fire!

So, my hopes and dreams are that every child is a chosen one, and that all children are born into families with enough of of the basics - food, shelter, medical care, safe neighborhood, solid education, and of course, love. What are your hopes & dreams?