How to Forgive

While I am not totally in the loop when it comes to the Aaron Hernandez case, I do know that he was on trial and convicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd. As the jury made their decision and announced that Hernandez was guilty on all counts, I am sure that many people expected Lloyd’s […]

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Free the Girls!

“What if we gave the average woman the opportunity to partner with women who have been rescued from human trafficking?” — Free the Girls Co-Founder Dave Terpstra I recently read a staggering statistic that nearly 35 million people are enslaved in the world today — not just women, but men and children as well. This modern day […]

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Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Have you ever stopped to wonder what the world would be like without childhood cancer? For one girl diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer, at the age of 1, it was more than a passing thought. Though Alexandra had waves of huge accomplishments through her toddler years, by the age of 4 the […]

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How to Stop a Bully

If it hasn’t happened to you, then you know someone who has dealt with it. Whether you are gay, fat, religious, a woman, a minority, have acne, bad hygiene, or any other hundreds of traits that make you different from the rest, you have probably experienced being made fun of for something. While mocking or teasing […]

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Operation Christmas Child

  Since Christmas is right around the corner, my husband and I have been talking a lot about charities and volunteer opportunities we would like to be a part of. And, believe me, the question did occur to both of us as to why we are only just now thinking about this instead of all year round. But through […]

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