Archive for August 2016

I’m the reason the YMCA closed in my hometown.OK, maybe that’s not entirely true, but it is a strange coincidence.When I found out I’d be traveling to El Salvador with MOPS and Compassion, I was beyond excited. I’ve never sponsored a child through Compassion. But with the upcoming trip, I decided to do a little…

As a mom, you have a unique platform for influencing the world as you raise the children in your home. You may have thought that you need to wait until your children are older to begin teaching them to care about others and the world around them, but you can build a compassionate home right…

If you’re like me, it’s important to you to raise compassionate children in a world that can sometimes seem self-centered. This is one of the biggest challenges for us as parents, teaching our kids that people are more important than things. I want our family to have the heart of God toward people in need.…