New Shoes for School
It seems like so long ago that our kids were in college. I remember one semester our daughter was working and going to school and her shoes were in horrible condition. We ended up buying her some new shoes. A simple thing that just helped support her goal of...
Deciding on Career
My favorite classes in High School were my art and shop classes. I loved working with my hands and being creative. However, I was not really good at it! I knew I would not make a career out of those activities they would always be my beloved hobbies. However, in...
Finding Their Humanity
Imagine the average day of someone who lives at the Johnson County Corrections Adult Residential Center: Wake up early, eat breakfast, go to work, or do substance abuse programing, eat lunch, do more programing, you may get an afternoon break, do chores, eat...
Spring Graduation: Celebrating Success!
Our Spring College of Trades Class was a celebration! We graduated 3 successful trade tracks. The Welding cohort completed OSHA 10, Shop Blueprint and Welding, our Construction Basics cohort completed OSHA 10 and Construction Basics, and finally our Customer Service...