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I read a quote the other day that said, “In a world where everything goes, nothing really goes.” That’s pretty much a fancy way of saying, “Do what you love.” There is a principle in economics that measures the value … Read more

This past weekend, James and I had the privilege of bringing Clothe Your Neighbor to LifeLight Music Festival in Worthing, South Dakota. California born and bred, this was my first time ever stepping foot on a farm and only my … Read more

Can you recall a time in your life where you have been totally shocked; blown away by the outcome of an event because you were so caught up in the little details that you stopped looking at the big picture?  Every … Read more

As I looked out through my blurred windshield I saw a duck. Treading water, struggling to stay afloat in midst of thunderstorm. I witnessed its stubbornness to move along and failure to make any type of movement besides just staying … Read more

I’ve been married just barely over a year, and didn’t live with my husband for the first 6 months of our marriage (long story, believe me). In the course of my undergraduate degree I got highly involved in writing a … Read more

In 1980, when Theresa was 15 years old, she became a prostitute. Not because she needed the money or because she hated herself or her family or needed comfort, but because she was blackmailed. There were pictures taken of her … Read more

On my day off work this week, some of my friends and I decided to take a two hour trip to Bend, OR. Oddly, the Northwestern weather hasn’t been in summer’s favor yet. I’ve been waking up to 45º F … Read more

I have a desire to reach out to the homeless. I just don’t know how. Being a skinny white girl, the typical grungy, disheveled homeless man makes me very nervous. There’s a fine line between reaching out and having safe, … Read more

I’m a nanny for two four year old twins- Jack and Emma. They are absolutely adorable in every sense of the word. I’ve watched them for about five months now, and every day they teach me something and make me … Read more

Last year, in my job at a retirement community, I had the task of helping throw two birthday parties. One party was for a sweet man in a scooter with a tuft of white hair still on the top of … Read more