Will You Give Presence This Year?

As you all know, Christmas time is here. You are probably finishing up those last minute details and getting ready for guests, or maybe even packing for a trip. No matter what we get done or what we don’t get done, the 25th will come and before we know it, it...

Amazon Smile

If you are trying to avoid the crowded stores, long lines, and the searching for a parking spot like it’s a “Where’s Waldo” game; please consider using this link with the purchases you make from Amazon this...

#GIVINGTUESDAY

Why choose to give to Village to Village Intl? I thought it would be good to let some of the families we have been able to help answer that question.”We are a family of six. But we are part of a much bigger group of family and friends who supported us in our...

The Number One Answer Is…Family

‘Tis the season for thankfulness. The time of year when we are purposeful in slowing down our lives and really thinking about what is important and what we are thankful for. I do find it a bit ironic that Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, so we spend...

Common Myths in Parenting

We have recently started our Empowered to Connect Parent Training classes and I was reviewing some of the material in preparation for one of our classes. One resource that we use in the class is a book entitled “Parenting Is Your Highest Calling: And 8 Other...

I Hate Waiting!!

The other day I noticed something while I was driving… I hate waiting. I was trying to get to my kids’ school and every stop light that I came to, between my home and their school, was red. Not only was every stop light red; but one light I came to was...