Some people spend a lifetime searching for their purpose. Others, like Mindy, find it by simply paying attention to what already brings them joy. I sat down with her recently to talk about her journey as a business owner, her deep roots in Kitsap County, and the unexpected ways one person can change a community. Mindy…
I wrapped up the month of May with an evening at the Paramount Theatre watching Blue Man Group, and what a way to end the month. It was one of those nights that reminded me why live theater is so special. It has a way of pulling you out of everyday life and dropping you into a world where imagination, laughter, and hu…
May 31, 2026
A mothers voice when their child can not use their own. Standing up against North Kitsap School District Series.
The news that the North Kitsap School District has quietly shut down its Special Education department at Pearson Elementary school, feels like a cruel betrayal to families like mine. As a mother of a son with autism, I have watched him blossom from a three‑year‑old in the start‑preschool program at Wolfle Elementary i…
May 26, 2026
When Love Becomes Survival: A Mother’s Journey Raising a Son With Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
A little over ten years ago, I met Rochelle while our boys attended Co-op preschool together, and over the years our friendship became so much more than school drop offs and playdates. We have stood beside each other through some of life’s biggest and hardest moments, celebrating milestones, surviving divorces, crying…
There is a quiet kind of love that does not arrive with a first cry, a hospital bracelet, or a name already chosen. It comes later, often uninvited, often questioned, and almost always misunderstood. It is the love of a stepmom. A love built not from birth, but from choice. A love that must prove itself over and over …
Motherhood changes every woman, but for McKenna, it became something even deeper. It became proof that the dreams she once feared were impossible were waiting for her all along. When she began losing her vision as a child, she quietly wondered whether she would ever experience the life she imagined. She questioned w…
About five years ago, I began pursuing my dream of becoming an esthetician and was completing an internship at a spa in Poulsbo . When health issues forced me to step away, it broke my heart. But in that season of disappointment, I met an incredible woman whose strength and determination left a lasting impression on …