Guest Posts
by Karen Tiplady Foreshadowing… Late July 2009 – It was late, the middle of the night, in fact. We moms, we are always listening. The “kids” were wrapping up the summer between their freshman and sophomore years in college. There was a noise; I popped up and asked, “Who is that?” It was Ryan. He…
by Karen Tiplady. Over 4 years ago, in February 2010, Ryan came home to Ashburn from the Shepherd Center. Ashburn was glad to have him back home. It took an air ambulance, a regular ambulance and some good neighbors that dug out the driveway for the Divineys. I don’t recall the exact date, but I…
By Karen Tiplady Writing these posts is an honor for me – a way for me to honor Ryan and his family. I hope that if this were to happen to me, or, God forbid, a family member, that people would honor me or my family member by piecing together a few kind words. Especially…
In an age in which celebrities are worshiped, and the acquisition of material wealth is considered to be the largest measure of success, there is something different about you.
by Kaete Nazaroff, Ride to Give There are some causes that haunt me. Of course I care deeply about all the families we help, but some get stuck in my mind and I think of them throughout the day as often as I think of my own children. I find myself looking at my phone…