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You learn quickly how to respond calmly to difficult people, learn how to think quickly on your feet, learn to empathize with others and it provided our kids with valuable life experiences!

I grew up in a very small town in upstate New York. We had no car while I was growing up. This meant we did not travel anywhere or leave town. The only exception was going to summer camp with my church youth group on the bus. I left that small town for college inContinue reading “College”

Describe a risk you took that you do not regret. In 2011 my husband and I had a young family and were living in Minnesota in a small town of 3,000 people.  We made the decision to relocate north of Denver Colorado.  It was not without loneliness and struggles, but it gave my kids accessContinue reading “Trading the safe for the unknown”