Feb 27, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Jessie Veeder “People always ask us what it was like to grow up in a hotel. I don’t know how to answer,“ says Lindsey Ybarra, shrugging her shoulders and looking across the table at her younger sister. “It’s all we ever knew,” agrees Bethany Devlin, a 27-year-old...
Feb 25, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Dr. Joan Connell Editor’s Note: It is hard, especially as a first time parent, to know when to take your kids to the doctor. As parents become more experienced and their children get older, it gets easier, but not in every case. Dr. Joan Connell was nice enough to...
Feb 19, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Patrick Atkinson Imagine a rocket that takes off to an entirely new world. This place is beautiful, exciting, and filled with unexplored wilderness, vast riches, and perilous dangers all at once. Would you allow your children to make that journey alone? Welcome to...
Feb 17, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Becky Jones-Mahlum “Guess what?” my daughter asked. “What?” “I was picked to be a U.S. Senate page!” Sedalia’s decision to get involved with politics at a young age led to her having one of the greatest opportunities a 16-year-old can have to witness government at...
Feb 12, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Jody Kerzman Sara Kordovsky always dreamed about being a mom. In 2002, her dream came true. “Luke was a perfectly normal, beautiful baby boy,” remembered Sara. “We brought him home from the hospital and were so excited about this little bundle of joy. Then, nine...
Feb 12, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Jody Kerzman Just do it. That’s not only the famous Nike slogan, it’s also Carey Weiand’s motto. Carey is a busy mother of two teenagers – Alicia is 16, Katie is 13. Life revolves around their activities, and Carey somehow balances a full-time job around her girls’...