I previously have written about creating meaningful traditions that last, and how in our family, one way to do this is with the special “Red Plate” that symbolizes a special event or achievement from one of us in our home. It can be a birthday, a graduation, special sporting event or accomplishment, or it could […]
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There are life changing moments, life changing experiences and life changing encounters… my time visiting Pigmy villages in the Congo was all of the above. It’s experiences the one I had in the Congo that have the most lasting impact on our lives. ICDI is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating persistent poverty by providing […]
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Quick trivia question. Can you name the US non-profit that gives the greatest scholarship assistance to young women every year? Stumped? So was I until 2001, when I learned that the answer is actually the Miss America Organization. I was incredibly fortunate to learn that from the 1996 Miss Oklahoma & Miss America who also […]
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