Rest in the Shade

I spend a lot of my time these days out at a baseball field cheering on my seven year old son and his all-star team, the Stingrays. I enjoy watching them play and cheering them on.  One thing I do NOT enjoy is the unbearable heat that comes with June in Atlanta, GA....

A Legacy of Endurance

What do Oprah, Drew Carey and Kristen Milligan all have in common? Answer: they all have, or will, participate in a Marine Corps Marathon endurance event.  Oprah ran an impressive 4:29:15 MCM in 1994, Drew participated in the MCM Historic Half Marathon this past May,...

Bull in a China Shop

I live in Atlanta, Georgia.  Home of the Braves, high temperatures, and southern hospitality. I love hospitality!  In fact, I think if you quiz my closest friends and relatives they would tell you that hospitality is in my blood.  I enjoy having guests in my home for...

Quick Tip:How to clean produce…

To help remove surface bacteria from produce, including e.coli bacteria, you can follow this simple method of washing your produce… Olin Idol (ND, CNC), offers this easy method: Thoroughly washing our produce by a two step process using two spray bottles, one...

Smart Sally

I don’t know what we did before GPS navigation.  Now we just punch in an address and go.  My family even gave our system a name…”Smart Sally”.  We actually stole that name from another family but we like it so it stuck. Smart Sally has led us...

Running Streaks

There are numerous runners throughout the US that have been continuously running for years – many over thirty years.  They are men and women that run at least 1 mile every day of every week of every year.  Mark Washburne, a 55 year old college professor from New...

It’s a Small World

30 days from today Inheritance of Hope will be welcoming 16 families from all over the country to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for a trip of a lifetime!!!  As I get to know these families, I am amazed at some of the similarities.  In my mind I already see the...

Meet the Elliotts

People sometimes ask Natasha Elliott how she manages to do it all: care for her ailing husband and 10-year-old son while pursuing a graduate degree in nursing.  Natasha, 27, said those who don’t know Mike, her husband of six years, don’t understand their marriage and...

The Weakness of Gideon, The Strength of God

Do you ever feel as though you are doing the Gideon? No, it is not a new line dance; it is more of a dance with God. Do you remember Gideon from Judges 6-7? Arguably the weakest man in all of Israel, God chose him to deliver the Israelites from the Midianites who had...