My sweet husband surprised me with a mini road trip for my birthday! For me, road trips mean lots of time for genuine conversations and thinking. While driving, I did a lot of verbal processing with my very patient husband just about all I am learning about this new business. With teaching third graders full […]

Last August I was applying to every school in Mercer County. I loved my second grade team in Hinton, but I did love the 45 minute commute and I was willing to teach anywhere to get experience in this county. I was thrilled when I got a call from Melissa Boothe offering me a second […]

I met sweet Lilly a year and a half ago when I was her second grade teacher, and I get the privilege of being her third grade teacher as well. I got to move up with a lot of my students, and it has been so cool to see how much they have learned and […]

I got to meet an incredible family during my tree farm sessions. Gary and Kristy were so easy going and fun, and their boys were a hoot! My favorite was when I told them they had a good fake laugh and Wyatt said, “No, we’re just funny people!” Building relationships with people and sharing laughs […]

 I’ve known Joel since middle school, and I feel like I have known Jessilon just as long! These two beautiful friends of mine are enjoying their first year of marriage and they could not be more perfect for each other. They wanted to do photos for Christmas, so we thought our friend’s tree farm in […]

Jacob and Amber met at Bluefield College. The two quickly became good friends. Such good friends, in fact, that when Amber’s parents came to visit she invited Jacob to see a play with them. Their friendship took a sudden turn when Jacob put his arm around Amber during the play! Later that evening, the two […]

When I was in 8th grade (awkward middle school times) my dad retired from the military and decided we would move to West Virginia. I was very attached to my friends, and as you can imagine, I thought leaving them was the end of the world. To make matters worse, I was home schooled and […]