It’s Dr. Hogue’s fault. And his Southern accent. I love history. There are other reasons and teachers I can credit, but it really comes back to Dr. Hogue and his American History class in college. I’m the sort that reads about Ben Franklin for fun. The sort that sees a …
So I’m back to work. And I love it. It’s been a few months and it’s a big adjustment and I’m still working out all the logistics, but it’s great. One thing that helps make this job so great is having a good boss. I know it’s early, but I …
Because I blogged so much about Costa Rica before I left, it seemed kinda WRONG to not blog about my most recent trip. It was amazing. When I came back from Costa Rica the very first time, on my very first day back to work I asked a colleague “Do …
When I was 6, I was chasing some friends and shouted after them a word that I was not supposed to say. I think it was “crap”. I immediately hit my knees right on the sidewalk and prayed for forgiveness because I didn’t want God’s lightning bolt to get me. …
When I married my husband and our new family was able to organize a church service trip to Costa Rica, it felt Divine. Bringing the loves of my life together: my new husband, daughter and new step son (as well as a team of service-minded youth) to this place that …
Don’t you hate it when someone co opts a National holiday for their own? Attaching their own meaning to a day that all ready has a lot of meaning? Well, I’m about to do that. I mean no disrespect to the men and women who died in service. In fact, …