Mike Ruess: Serving Those Who Served

Mike Ruess: Serving Those Who Served

AS THE rain lashed against the window of his car, the steady rhythm mirrored the drumbeat of the Vietnam veteran’s anxiety. He stuffed the manila folder inside his field jacket and made his way as quickly as his diminishing gait would allow toward the basement of the...
Crossing Creeks Farm Delivers Unforgettable Experiences.

Crossing Creeks Farm Delivers Unforgettable Experiences.

AS YOU look from your desk to the nearby window, nature’s blossoming limbs wave to you. The birdsong and blue sky seem to defy the concrete and office buildings surrounding you, but the stress inside pulls you back into reality. Notification dings from your phone and...
Margaret Dalton’s Motivation Is Unwavering.

Margaret Dalton’s Motivation Is Unwavering.

FROM HER desk in the office of Liberty School, Margaret Dalton watches as the landscape of education changes. She sees, too, generations of learners passing through on their way to high school and adulthood, where their children and their children’s children often...
Miriam Carrick’s Knitted a Good Life

Miriam Carrick’s Knitted a Good Life

IN A waiting room filled with patients and their families at Nashville’s Sarah Cannon Center, a cancer center named for Minnie Pearl, Miriam Carrick did what she’s always done. She’s not one to mind waiting, happy to busy her hands with her knitting. Her husband,...