Johanna and her husband Chris are parents and foster parents to five beautiful kids. Together they are the Directors of Haven Camps, which provide summer camps for children in foster care. Johanna is passionate about people of all ages, stages, and life experiences and loves to celebrate and share their stories. She spends her time teaching, parenting, writing, reading, and dreaming about the next big adventure.

Empowering Families through Family Tree Nurturing Center

For almost 40 years, Family Tree Nurturing Center has been steadily working toward the prevention of child abuse and neglect in our community. Little do some know that the annual Festival of Trees fun...

Meet the Maker (squared)

Meet Karyn, a respected painter whose art can be found in restaurants, coffee houses, and modern homes both locally and nationally, and Sadie, who is popping onto the scene as a rising star in the art...

From Victim to Advocate: Janisha's New Beginning

If you were to pick a meth addict/trafficking survivor out of a lineup, you probably wouldn’t choose Janisha. She was raised in a middle-class family in Billings and graduated from Senior High. Howeve...

Living Open-Handedly: An Adoption Story

As we celebrate National Adoption Month in November, take a moment to read an encouraging account of one family who is daily living out being the answer to the orphan crisis in our world today.

Giving Back by Fostering: One Family’s Story

I asked the Seymours what they would like prospective foster parents to know before they enter the world of loving these children. Here is their list.

Hometown Medical School: A Local’s Perspective

When Riley was seven, he learned one of life's hardest lessons, that life is fragile. This lesson came in the form of stage three cancer found in his dad. As Riley's dad's medical team stretched his l...

Silo & Bloom: A Flower Farm on the Clarks Fork River

Have you ever dreamed about pulling up stakes, moving to the country, and opening a flower farm? Kelton and Jenna Monson did just that. Click on the link to read about my delightful conversation with...

International Travel with Kids

Are you nervous to cross continents with your children? No need. In this article, experienced mom & traveler Johanna Kennedy shares nine tips for making international travel with children a memorable...

Baby Boxes Coming to Montana

A story of a baby abandoned in a dumpster in New Mexico sent Jill Bushman on the search for how she could prevent it from happening in Montana. Enter the Safe Haven Baby Box.

Ask the Author: DeAnn Carpenter

In her debut book, DeAnn uses life stories to show how words can either tear down or build up. Read on to learn why DeAnn wrote Throwing Confetti.

Love Stays

LOVE STAYS.
What is love? And stay where? In what?