Every kid needs a champion

I came across this exciting uplifting video on Ted the other day and was inspired to share. Growing up, I was blessed to have a few invested teachers that helped me through my studies when my home life was not so encouraging with my school work. I experienced a couple…

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Is having Peace more important than Love?

I sat with one of my old mentors and cherished friend from the lending industry the other day. I hadn’t seen her in quite a while,  and had always felt my responsibility to be more on point with my composure when I was in her presence.  In the years, I…

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Edie Thomas’ Forward

“We are all exactly the same, and yet totally different!! I am from an ultra-conservative family of nine children where I grew up lost in the shuffle and was thankful for the free lunch program at school as a child. I learned at an early age that I’d have to…

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My Señora

A few years ago, I went back to college to learn Spanish. One of my assignments was to write about my childhood in Spanish. This translation was not the easiest, so I asked my Senora for help after class one day. As I shared my childhood memories with her, she just kept…

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