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A Decent Place To Live
I would like for you imagine a world where everyone had a decent place to live. Homelessness would not be an issue. Substandard housing unfit for man and beast would not house families with...
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Books From the Heart
Every month, more than 1400 books are distributed to hospitalized children in Northeast Indiana. Each book is delivered by a small cart powered by the strength of a volunteer and the love of an...
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Making a Difference in the Lives of Sexual Assault Victims
Late last year I put on a pair of red pumps and participated in the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. I gingerly walked the course, stumbling and spraining ankles along the way, to help raise...
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A Place for Grieving Children
Coping with the death of a loved one is never easy regardless of our age. As I have grown older, death has become more familiar. Over many years I have experienced first-hand the emotions and the...
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Improving The Lives of Those with HIV/AIDS
I first heard about the HIV/AIDS virus as a youth growing up in Indiana in the mid 80s. Ryan White, an Indiana teen, was expelled from his middle school after contracting the virus through a...
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Painting For Children
We are not artists. We are not painters. We are not professionals. We are volunteers. This week, the kind folks at Crossroad Child and Family Services learned that first hand. We arrived on the 47...
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Wrestling a 900 Pound Dragon
This week, I wrestled a dragon. Yeah, you read that right. I wrestled a big, green, 900 pound, fire-breathing dragon and I survived to tell you about it. Are you impressed? Now, I must be honest...
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It Is More Than Transportation
Day after day, I get in my car and drive. I drive to work, church, the store, to visit family, to get ice cream…blah, blah, blah. You get the point. Each day I drive to the places I need, and want,...
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Giving Time to Beautify Our City
Question: What do used feminine hygiene products, a soiled pair of blue jeans, liquor bottles, and a cell phone have in common? Answer: All of these items were picked up on the streets of Fort Wayne...
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High-Fives, Hugs, and a Great Story
I exited the building and walked towards my car. My right hand red and throbbing from the day’s repeated blunt-force trauma. My head pounded from the loud noise, the constant chatter, and the overall...
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Organized Chaos For A Great Cause
Every spring hundreds of people gather at the Mason Temple in downtown Fort Wayne to support a great cause. They come together to support an organization that works tirelessly to end and prevent child...
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Hope On The Farm
It was a beautiful evening in Northeast Indiana. The sun was shining. The sounds of a tractor could be heard in the distance. The smell of the old barn brought back memories from my childhood. It...
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Operation: Military Kids
There are approximately two million military kids in the United States. These are children who have at least one parent active in the military. They face many of the same challenges and stresses as...
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Beautiful Hanging Rock
Eye-opening. That is one of the phrases we use to explain our work in the community. If you follow this blog, heard us speak, or know us at all, you have heard use say these words over and over again....
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What Did You Say? What Did I Say?
What do an alarm clock, running water, dogs, and children have in common? The answer is simple. They all create sounds that I hear every day of my life. The horrific sound of my phone’s alarm clock...
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