Texoma with Kids

I’ve been a member of the Junior League of Wichita Falls since 2012, so I’ve had the pleasure of helping volunteer for SIX Christmas Magic events. (Well, five since in 2015 Teddy was born just two days later, the following Monday.) Since it’s around his birthday and they have photos with Santa, we’ve started our…

It’s time to step up to the plate AND have fun. Are you ready?! Community all-stars will step up to the plate in support of Children’s Miracle Network at United Regional October 16, 2018 at 5:30 PM- Sunrise Optimist Softball Complex. This family-friendly event, which is presented by The Fain Foundation, will feature Chris Horgen…

Over this summer I was presented with an opportunity that I could not pass up. Helping kids is a huge passion of mine. If I can help improve children’s lives in our community and get paid for it? Well, sign me up! That passion has led me to accept a new position as the Children’s…

This week, I’m wearing the same clothes to work every single day. I’m doing this as a part of the Junior League of Wichita Falls’ Uniform Challenge to experience a little bit of what it’s like for the hundreds of kids in Wichita County alone who live below the poverty line and may only have…

Y’all, last week was nuts for me. To recap: Tuesday: Two-hour Junior League Board meeting after work + my month to provide dinner for the 13 of us Thursday: Texoma Community Credit Union’s 65th Annual Meeting Dinner (me + a committee of 8 planned and set up to host 300 people) Friday: Promoted Lemonade Day…

Do you know what Red Nose Day is? Here’s what it’s all about, in pictures. Today is a day for raising awareness and funds for children in need. So far it’s done this: And your donations go to these: Which help accomplish this: All you have to do is go to RedNoseDay.org to get involved, or check…

Lucky for me, two of my biggest takeaways from the 2017 Momentum Conference for Children’s Miracle Network can be summarized with these two videos: 1. Discover your “why” and let it fuel you to accomplish your “what.” Because oh boy, does your “why” matter. 2. CMN changes lives. And then those lives change other lives.…

Okay, so technically I got back from Orlando and the Children’s Miracle Network Momentum Conference AN ENTIRE WEEK AGO, but this week has been a little nuts. (Not to mention all the *fabulous* new updates to this blog we rolled out this week!!) But I promised some sharing on things I learned, and took with me…

Tomorrow morning I am leaving for Orlando to attend the annual Momentum conference for Children’s Miracle Network staff and volunteers. I’ve never been before, but I’m told it’s rather life-changing. You get to learn more about the mission, things that other states are doing to support it, and meet several of the children who benefitted…

Family-friendly event alert!  Full disclosure: I am a member of the Junior League of Wichita Falls, so of course this event is near and dear to my heart! But I am also a firm believer in getting kids involved early in giving back, and creating a legacy of volunteerism. So this is a GREAT event…