I have always been an amazing dreamer; my life has consisted of dreams coming to pass in spite of amazing odds.
I married my junior high sweet heart (dream #1), we are going strong after 24 years(dream #2)! My dream was always to be a great mom and be available to my kids for whatever they needed. During their growing up years, through much sacrafice, I was able to be at home (dream #3) Even though I was home, I volunteered relentlessly becuase I had to contribute(dream #4)! Through the process of being a stay at home mom, along with a strong desire to contribute, I founded an international educational project in Haiti (dream #5) and a national non profit social company (dream #6). Three of my four children are now adults (#7)and I just completed my first level of certification with the ICF as a coach (dream #8). I am not stopping here, I have just established my own coaching practice called Purpose Filled Coaching (dream #9) and plan to keep going until i reach the MCC status (dream #10). That is a very brief snapshop of some of the dreams I have been priveleged to see happen in my life in the last couple of years.

By: Kathleen Loughrige

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I dream of empowering others to become better problem solvers for themselves.

By: LaRon Carter

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A friend, a stay-at-home mom, who has spent all of her energies for 20 years caring for her 4 children and a hard-working husband, has always thought that she loved the medical field, but never really thought of it as a dream.

She had an epiphany when her second child, a son, started getting unacceptable grades in his junior year of high school, and a counselor told her that, although her first child loved acemdemia and was book-smart, she had to let go and let each child find their passion and feel the consequences of their choices. When she stepped back and began encouraging her son to find his passion but beware of the grades, as they help you have choices in colleges, that child quickly blossomed in the drama and choir groups, grades went up, and ended up with a scholarship to a great college, getting accepted into the Drama school there.

My friend then realized that, even though she was 43, had expenses with two kids in college and 2 more coming along, a husband who was rarely home due to work pressures, and would have an up-hill battle going back to get more college accreditation in pre-medical classes, it is never too late to find and follow your dreams.
She is now in medical school, commuting from an apartment back home on the weekends to connect with her family. She is tired and stressed out right now with the transition, but happy she is chasing her dream. This has actually had a very beneficial impact on her husband's relationship with the children, he is now much more involved, and he is now starting to think about his dreams. She is a true inspiration!

By: Kitty Stevens

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