I never expected my life to change so quickly. One week after giving birth to my daughter, Lily, everything shifted. When the stroke began, my first thoughts weren’t about myself—they were about my two older kids. I knew they would be confused and scared, and all I could do was pray that they wouldn’t worry about me. God answered that prayer quickly. My family stepped in and ...

We are only on this earth for a short period of time, so what can we leave as a legacy for those we love?

Since I’m 71 years old, that thought has been on my mind a lot more. I wanted to leave a lasting impression on my grandkids.

I noticed my oldest grandson had a coach, Trey Beathard, who was trying to share his Christian beliefs with his players. I ...

After I retired, I didn’t know what to do with myself. My days felt long, and my house felt quiet in a way I wasn’t used to. Then one afternoon, a neighborhood kid knocked on my door, holding a bike with a bent wheel.

“Can you fix it?” he asked. I said yes.

Word got around. Soon, kids started showing up after school with bikes in worse shape than the l...

I grew up playing with my Barbie’s hair, dressing them up, imagining them at the store. My aunt had a huge influence on my love for fashion and beauty; a part of me knew I’d always wind up in this industry.

Yet, I found myself away from Barbie hair, in corporate America, in a job that took way more from me than it gave. At a point of reckoning, my husband asked “What’s...