Sports spotlight onTualatin soccer captains Madison Campbell & Jill Farley – The Oregonian story
Originally Published in print edition of Oct. 11, 2013 The Oregonian Prep Friday section Oregonian Sports Spot -Jill Farley & Madison Campbell Jill Farley (left) and Madison Campbell...
Artist Marlana Stoddard-Hayes advocates for the arts in digital world, offering show in Pearl District
(Written for The Oregonian, print edition of SW Metro Neighbors, published Oct. 9, 2013 Marlana Stoddard-Hayes 10-13-13 OREGONLIVE.COM Link) Email At age 2, Marlana Stoddard-Hayes began drawing with crayons on the walls of her rural Iowa home, and when her mother...
Journalist & Author Karen Spears Zacharias to speak at Writers Connection Thursday Oct. 17
I met Karen Spears Zacharias last April when she joined us at the 2013 Faith & Culture Writers Conference and loved her energy, passion, drive, heart and writing! I have wanted her to speak to our group for a while! I am so happy to be able to announce that she is...
Are you a Success or a Failure? It’s Not What You Do or Don’t Do, It’s Who You Are
Our Writers Connection visited the Oregon State Penitentiary recently for their yearly Essay Presentation. I served as MC, and they also asked me to present an essay. As I thought and prayed about what to share, I remembered a recent exchange between my...
Huffington Post: Two Tales Involving 350 Kids, Entitlement and Lessons in Parenting and Life
(Originally published: Huffington Post-Two Tales Involving 350 Kids, Entitlement and Lessons in Parenting and Life) Let me get this straight. Three hundred teenagers break into the vacant vacation home of a former NFL player, ransacking the home while drinking and...
Sports Spotlight on Nick Hines, a Tualatin High wide receiver who also runs track- Oregonian newspaper story
(Also published in Oct. 2, 2013 The Oregonian print edition) SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: Nick Hines Age: 18 Hometown: Tualatin School/grade: Tualatin High School senior Sport: Football Email (Nick Hines, Tualatin High School senior, runs the 100 meters when it's not football...
A tale of 300 kids and 50 kids and entitlement and taking ownership for wrongdoing.
This is a tale of 300 kids breaking into the home of a former NFL player and a tale of 50 football players getting benched by their coach and a lesson in parenting and entitlement and owning up to faults. . . . Three hundred teenagers break into the vacant vacation...
Sports spotlight on Lake Oswego’s Duncan Atwood, a goalkeeper with goals-Oregonian story
(Originally written for print edition of The Oct. 9, 2013 Oregonian SW Weekly OREGONLIVE Duncan Atwood Sports Spot Name: Duncan AtwoodAge: 17 Hometown: Lake Oswego Lake Oswego goalkeeper Duncan Atwood photo by Tom Atwood Grade/School: Senior at Lake Oswego High School...
Lake Oswego native juggles Hollywood and Broadway with motherhood – Oregonian story
(Originally published in 9-25-13 Kendra Mylechuk - Oregonian story) Lake Oswego native Kendra Mylnechuk received a call in July from casting director Billy Hopkins, whose film credits include "The Butler" and "Precious."Hopkins wondered if Mylnechuk, who lives...
Coping with depression during pregnancy – Guest post by Lisa Hunter
GUEST POST BY Lisa Hunter From the minute your child is born, your life changes forever - late night feeds, coping with childhood illnesses and filling endless summers with fun activities – whether your offspring wish to participate or not! Yes, parenthood is...






