• Let it go

    Let it go

    If I could label this season for me, it would be titled “Reflection.” During this time, I’ve asked myself “How did I get here?” Not in a negative undertone, but really,…

  • Deferred Dreams

    Deferred Dreams

    During my freshman year at Republic High School (Missouri), I filled out a career questionnaire, the kind that helps you determine what your future career might look like based on the…

  • The First 30 Seconds

    The First 30 Seconds

    Steve Donaldson is the director of Rural Compassion and co-founder of Convoy of Hope. I met him in 2018 at The Global Leadership Summit. Rural Compassion had been invited as a…

  • Stretched

    Stretched

    The call came late, so I listened to the message the next morning. Three sisters, ages 9, 14, and 15, were currently staying in a group home. Finding a foster home…

  • My Pea-pickin’ heart

    My Pea-pickin’ heart

    At the start of elementary school, my family lived in Minnesota, close to the Twin Cities. You could say Prince and I were practically neighbors. #80sGirl Mary Hefner – neighbor lady,…