30 Hours of Hope deals with death through a powerful, candid, raw and inspirational look inside the end of life conversations of two relative strangers, Michelle and Hope. Michelle, a 36-year-old mother of two in Ohio connects through an unexpected email request to Hope, a 29-year-old mother of two in Utah. Michelle receives a mysterious email from Hope’s mother stating her daughter has end-stage ovarian cancer and has a letter she wants Michelle to receive before she passes. more »

Since being Mrs. Ohio America 2002, I have had many Mrs. Ohio pageant sisters.These beautiful women have each left a mark on my heart. Here are the valuable lessons I learned from each of them that have helped me be a better woman, better person and better competitor. From Mrs. Ohio 2003 through Mrs. Ohio 2011 and even a few formers before my time … more »

Reaching Your Goals.

Goals are important. Big and little. As women, and especially as mothers, we can have the long-term goal of raising our children to be happy, healthy, socially responsible, productive members of society. We can have the long-term goal of a successful marriage. Or, perhaps, career growth. All very big and admirable goals. But, short-term goals are just as important – I think of them as the stepping stones to cross the rivers of the big goals.
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