portraits
Meet Loran Hills
Location: WY In her words: "Wyoming is rural so my lifestyle was already low key. I’m grateful to be surrounded by mountains, open space and abundant wildlife. Now that the weather is warm I can spend time in nature. It always lifts my spirits. I began social...
Meet Thea Rademacher
Meet Thea Rademacher of Flint Hills Publishing. Location: KS In her words: "Fortunate to be able to work at home, I’ve focused on turning inward: journaling, observing, meditating. I’ve used this time to gain insight about priorities, to find calm, to connect to...
Meet Kendra Erkamaa
Meet Kendra Erkamaa of Triangle Financial Services. Location: IA In her words: "THIS is what I am most grateful. That during these times of disruptive change, it provides an opportunity for us to grow in ways that easy times do not. It is like the pressure put on coal...
Meet Lynn Palmer Crane
Meet Lynn Palmer Crane, portrait photographer. Location: ID In her words (written on 6/4/20): "Yesterday my husband and I were talking about how we want to go for an overnight trip and eat at a particular restaurant in SLC. We had been only once before, because it's...
Meet Kristie Galy
Location: LA In her words: "When the pandemic and the stay at home orders were issued, I was looking for a job and since that has been on hold for a while until things begin to open back up, I decided to get to know myself again. I decided to get health, work on my...
Meet Holley Mangham
Location: OK In her words: "As someone who works in state government, which is an essential service, I have been working from home during quarantine. While work has been busy, I have really enjoyed working from home. Generally I am home only to sleep, with work,...
Meet Darla Beggs
Meet Darla Beggs of Abba Staffing & Consulting and her husband Gary. Location: TX In Darla's' words: "We are grateful: For health, our own, our families, friends, employees, and clients; for being together with Roxy (dog) in the safety of our home; that our staff...
Meet Gina Bell
Meet Gina Bell of The Tears & Tulle Movement. Location: IN A poem from Gina: "I see her skirt I see her tear I see a place she used to fear. I see her dark I see her light I see her try with all her might. I see her shake I see her dance I see her ready for this...
Meet Mary Beth Beaulieu
Meet Mary Beth Beaulieu. Location: MT In her words: "I had planned a 6-8 week medical leave of absence from work to heal from my newly installed hip. My surgery was March 11 and the next morning I went home to begin recovery. A few days later, it felt like the entire...
Meet Patti Grover
Meet Patti Grover, Goal Achievement Strategist with Patricia Jo Grover. Location: ME In her words: "Fear of the unknown is something more people than ever have been exposed to in one form or another in the past few months. One thing I am certain of is that life...
Meet Kristine Quade
Meet Kristine Quade of Athena Valley of the Sun. Location: AZ In her words: "My background is in Complexity Science which has helped me to understand how we in an Organized Zone that is held together by high agreement and high certainty. Meaning that there are...
Meet Colette Altmann
Meet Colette Altmann, teacher. Location: WI In her words: "The pandemic abruptly ended our school year. It was difficult to wrap our heads around the fact that we wouldn't be returning until September. I was able to work with students online and by dropping off...
Meet Laurie Battaglia and Joseph Battaglia
Meet Laurie Battaglia and Joseph Battaglia of Aligned At Work. Location: AZ In Laurie's words: "I'm grateful that this time of Coronavirus has allowed me to stop and think a bit, about my life, my work, and best of all, my neighbors and friends. We have the best...
Meet Caroline Markel Hammond
Meet Caroline Markel Hammond of Safe In Harm's Way Location: MO In her words: "Unexpected beauty came from working on my platform for domestic abuse survivors. How can beauty come from managing resources for survivors of abuse? Easy. My team changed lives. We...
Meet Paula Greene Damico
Meet Paula Greene Damico of Blessings by Nature. Location: NY In her words: "This is a time of reflection. Who are we? What are we doing? What is my purpose, or better yet, what is the purpose of my business? Fortunately, Blessings by Nature®, has continued operations...