Monthly Archives: September 2014

What is the Why?

Aunt Peg gave me a plastic desk/lectern with spaces for pencils, chalk and erasers when I was about five years old.  It had a sliding drawer where you could store plastic letters, and a place to file papers at the … Continue reading

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Planting the Seeds of Passion

In a box of papers I found upstairs in my barn this weekend was a letter, folded in quarters, and accompanying three of those 90’s era 3.5 inch computer disks, all tucked into a small padded envelope. The disks were … Continue reading

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To solve problems you can’t just think about them; you must act.

When I was in 8th grade, my history teacher assigned our class a research project. This project required us to learn about the history, politics, culture, and food of a country of our choice. Somehow, my partner and I ended … Continue reading

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My Story of Why I Do What I Do.

I do what I do because there are voices that are never heard, lives that slip through the cracks, and dreams that have no chance of becoming a reality. Here is one cry for help from a student a few … Continue reading

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