Table Etiquette

When we are in Jacksonville, and not rehearsing, there will be a number of times that we are eating together in the dining rooms.…

The Spending Perspective of Pageants

THE DECISION    I will start right out of the gate and note this is not a blog advocating for anyone to go into debt. When looki…

Giving Shoes and Love in Jacksonville

One of my absolutely FAVORITE things to do on a Soles4Souls trip is decorating the shoes for the kids we distribute them to….and …

What’s on your Tombstone? Part 2 – Let There Be Light!

What if I had died in a car accident on my way to Pittsburgh? There are any number of circumstances that I could have already lef…

What’s on your Tombstone? Part 1 - Peter

For those of you that are old enough to remember the phrase “What do you want on your Tombstone”, this is not the pizza ad. Wit…

Pageant Family

Recently I have been able to connect with the queens close to the areas I’m traveling to and some of the surround states attended…

Race4Souls

April 16th, 2015 to May 17th, 2015. 31 days. Hundreds of people…..hundreds of shoes. As almost 200 people lined up at the start…

Follow My Footsteps

April of 2014 the idea started brewing in my mind to write a children’s book for Soles4Souls. I remember first running the concep…

International Pageants Wardrobe

We are so close to July, I am VERY excited to see everyone in the class of Mrs. International 2015! The big question. What to w…

Thank You Soldiers!

“Zachary Fisher was the equivalent to Donald Trump, but he never wanted anyone to know it”, our tour guide Ken at the Fisher hous…

The Unknown Soldier

“Step…..step…..click…..click”, as the soldiers walked methodically back and forth guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier. To re…

Food Substitutions

I love being able to find food substitutions as alternatives to what otherwise can be heavy meals that don't necessarily help…