The Quiet Joy of Working with Your Hands: Finding Meaning in the Everyday

Where It All Started Working with my hands has always been part of my life, even before I realized how much it meant to me. As a kid, I spent a lot of time at my parents’ childcare center, helping out with maintenance tasks—fixing broken toys, tightening loose door handles, and doing the kind of […]
Finding Time to Give: Why Helping Others Still Has a Place in My Busy Life

Growing Up Around Generosity When I was a kid, giving back wasn’t some special event or once-a-year project. It was just something my family did. My parents owned a childcare center they built from the ground up, and they didn’t just run it like a business—they ran it like a place that served the community. […]