Being a small business owner means being your own boss. It means freedom, creativity, ups and downs and, let’s not forget, a healthy dose of stress. When you’re a college student as well as a…

Birds, Boating and Ben It was the summer before my 8th grade year and my family and I took a vacation to Philadelphia.  We  enjoyed many of the historic sites but the most memorable was the…

Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a passion for drawing. I could always be found making cards for friends and family for every occasion I could find. During my sophomore year…

When we were little, my brother, Josh, and I went on epic adventures, confined only by our imaginations and the walls of our backyard. I was older (by an entire year AND a half), but…

As I was growing up, it wasn’t unusual to hear my mom up late at night pounding on the keys of her calculator with a check book in front of her. Being a single parent didn’t make…