Growing up in the middle of a large family in Pittsburgh, I learned early on that there were no shortcuts: fair play and hard work were the keys to success. I was four years old when we purchased our first house; it was just a house, but my mother and father turned it into a home. It was our refuge—the place where we cooked together, laughed together, made music together. It wasn't a huge home, but it was filled with love. That is my wish for eve...