The day started early on Giving Tuesday in 2023. At 8 a.m., a Nickelodeon crew arrived at our home to feature kids who were leading their own holiday giving efforts. They filmed CJ and Kollin, along with the host, as they built a blanket fort together in our loft — hands busy, fully engaged — talking with them about why they give and modeling how kids can lead through service. Afterward, Kollin climbed into our red wagon, and CJ pulled him through our neighborhood, collecting blankets and socks from neighbors to donate to foster youth during the holidays. The 12-hour...
Caring for Cuba
With little food and even less medicine, there is not much hope. We worked tirelessly to care for as many people as we could each day.” Cuba is a paradox. She is that mysterious neighbor–a Boo Radley of sorts; a country so close to the US, and yet seemingly so far. We ask ourselves, what actually goes on over there? From the glory days of the 1940s to today’s humanitarian crisis, Americans have watched Cuba with a sense of romanticized curiosity, empathy, and maybe even fear. It’s hard to ascertain exactly how bad things are, however, because Cuban authorities chronically...
Three23 Sports: Building Athletes Without the Burnout
In youth sports today, families often feel trapped between two extremes. On one side is Upward league or general recreation league play — fun and accessible but sometimes lacking the level of competition young athletes crave. On the other side is the intense world of travel sports, where weekends disappear into tournaments, schedules become relentless, and burnout can happen before kids even reach high school. Three23 Sports was created to offer something in the middle. Born out of a desire to develop young athletes without sacrificing faith, family, or balance, the ministry-based sports organization is quickly becoming one of the...
Jump In, the Water’s Fine
Picture a scene in which a symphony of children’s squeals of joy and laughter rises and falls against a background of water splattering like applause. Just steps away, a cacophony of jubilant cheers rain down on an Olympic-sized pool as athletes of all ages slice through the water toward individual and team achievement. And just beyond all that exhilaration, another body undergoes aquatic rehabilitation, someone experiences swimming for the first time and others participate in a revolutionary form of exercise. The common element and the catalyst for these smiling faces? Water. Some 15 years ago, the sights and sounds that...
A Miraculous Place for a Miracle Young Man
Before he was born, 17-year-old Mekhi Floyd faced life-threatening challenges. His mom, Altovise Floyd, became concerned about a month before...
Dr. Cindy Balsam Builds Confidence First, Then College Plans
Community Christian School’s college prep culture is easy to describe on paper. Students explore multiple post-high school pathways, from four-year...
Far East Meets South
Sweet Auburn BBQ started with a trailer in Atlanta and continued growing in popularity to now two restaurants, one on...
Personal Investments
In the process of building financial portfolios, where and how we invest our resources is of great importance. If one...
It’s Never too Late to Try Something New
For decades, Amy Iketani toyed with the idea of being a writer. In her early fifties, she decided to go...
Beautiful Legacy – Remembering Greg Horton
Greg Horton was not the type of person to seek the spotlight. Somehow, though, it found him. Not in a...
The Future of STEM Excellence
Henry County Schools’ mission to empower all students with exceptional opportunities that lead to success in a global society includes...
Allen’s Most Wanted
We have all seen an old western movie where the sheriff hammers a Most Wanted Poster on the outside wall...