April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which gives us an opportunity to take a look at our own driving patterns and the driving patterns of those we love. By bringing attention to our lack of attention, we can create new habits that will keep our focus on the road.

I loved your article on Moises Natera and Hansel Martz ("Ending institutional orphanages from Peoria," Peoria Independent) fostering children from Mexico. They are to be commended for their loving commitment to offering unwanted children a home. I have been working with an organization that has been operating orphanages in Mexico for the past 60 years.

I saw your article about the Casertas and their son (“Peoria family fights for mental health in military”).

Every year, Christians from around the world gather for worship on Easter Sunday.

Home prices in Peoria continue to rise, and our city is one of the strongest seller’s markets in Maricopa County. It is definitely raising people’s eyebrows.