Shine On: An Adoption Story

by | Nov 3, 2014 | Faith, Relationships

Our daughter came to us through tumultuous circumstances. My husband and I had been licensed foster parents for a month when we got the call to take a sweet baby girl, just three months old. She was physically healthy, in an emergency home for the time being, but they...

Human Trafficking in Colleges and Public Schools

by | Oct 30, 2014 | Trends

I was sitting in my Friday morning college class when my project partner asked me a question about a topic that I assumed most Americans had been educated about by now. My project partner asked me, “How does human trafficking happen, and does it even happen in...

Setting the Thanksgiving Table

by | Oct 30, 2014 | DIY

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year! This holiday welcomes the next few months of celebration as we end out one year and begin another. We begin this celebration season with the most important part: being thankful. “Thank you! Everything in me says,...

House Envy

by | Oct 27, 2014 | Life Issues

Yesterday, a contractor came to our house to give us an estimate for laying wood flooring.  Our carpet is near shot and its due time. As he talked through our options, he began to tell us what improvements we should make to our kitchen too. He suggested granite...

Superwoman I Am Not!

by | Oct 27, 2014 | Just Laughs

I consider myself to be a healthy mix of Martha Stewart, the Boy Scouts and MacGyver. I am pretty stinkin’ organized, am usually pretty well prepared, and I can improvise really well. But then there are times when I show my true human nature. Take this recent...