Guest Post by Jennifer Keenan Anyone else in the room grow up being taught to not talk about money? You know – it’s one of those taboo topics that was to never be brought up in conversation similar to politics, religion, weight or age. I faintly recall being told at a young age that you …
Guest Post by Sheri Wolf Sometimes it takes a world pandemic to learn how to love ourselves. I am a mom of 3 wonderful children (20, 18, and 14), a business owner and hair stylist at Head Zup salon, and wife of 23 years to my best friend. As I imagine for a lot of …
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Guest Post by Katie Baroni The Storyteller When I was a little girl, my dad used to tuck my sister and me into bed most every night and tell us stories about a made up character he named Rhonda Rag Buttburn, stories that caused laughter to reverberate in our shared bedroom. From early on, I …
Guest Post by Nikki Klein I believe the journey of any parent is inherently one of ongoing transformation. For mothers, there are outward physical changes that occur during the months of pregnancy. However, for me the most profound changes took root emotionally and mentally in the period after my first son was born. Growing up …
Guest Post by Jenni Stackman When my sister, Julie asked me to write a piece for the Compounding Courage community, I wasn’t sure what I would write about. I could write about moving across the across the country to build a life with my then boyfriend, now husband, Jared. Or our fertility struggles and IVF. …
Guest Post by Kasi Greenwood For my job as a newspaper reporter, I spend many minutes, hours, and days writing, editing and rewriting articles. This one is different from any article I’ve ever done. This is a story with no edits, and no other resources. Just my story, written with 100% honesty and transparency. Who …
Guest Post by Steph Brokopp Gaining control by letting go. What a paradox. But how true it is. Heck, Disney even made a movie about it and right now I bet many of you have THAT song running through your head. (Sorry!) If you’ve been a follower of Compounding Courage, then you know that the …
Guest Post by Angie Gruetzmacher Who am I… you might ask. Or maybe just as I thought more importantly, who were you? Let’s really back it up… I was a great child, but a confused teen. The cycle went as follows: depression was my low, partying was my high, and God was my rock. Manipulate …
Guest Post by Missy Sperle When I was asked to share my story for Compounding Courage, I was very touched that they would think I had a story worth sharing. They suggested I look at other Sharing Stories for ideas as to content, length, etc. As soon as I did that, I began to doubt …
Guest Post by Betsy Tollefson “Cherish the time you have with your little ones, they don’t stay that size for long.” I have lost count on how many times I have heard this statement as the mother of two children under three years old. There certainly is some truth to that statement. You only get …