It.  Is.  Finished. Four long years later my graduate degree has been finalized and  I couldn’t be more excited! Despite many back-and-forths with administration, degree requirements, and credits being completed it has been decided that I have fulfilled the necessities and The George Washington University will confer a Master’s of Education in International Educational.  My focus [...]

Let’s take a minute and celebrate something extraordinary – 30 years of marriage!  These are my parents, Mike and Jackie Ellis and today is their wedding anniversary.  I have been amazingly blessed to see their marriage day-in and day-out.  Not every day has been perfect and the road has not been without its challenges but [...]

A week ago, almost down to the minute, I had my heart broken.  I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried to pursue something.  Something big.  Something that I had spent countless amounts of time praying, dreaming, and planning.  Something that Collins could only define as a BHAG.  After much consideration I made “the [...]