“Life is tough but I am tougher.” When we first met Janessa Lussetto from Bridgeport, Nebraska in the fall of 2011, she and her mother Kelly were wearing matching shirts…
Category: Guest Stories
Guest Story: A Mother's Intuition
A mother’s intuition never fails. A life can be turned upside down in a matter of one day. This was the case with Sidney Holland, a two-and-half-year old boy, usually…
Guest Story - Touching the Heartland
Twenty-seven-year-old Brittany was not feeling particularly well when she and her family left their home in Kansas City, Missouri in early July. The family had selected a time-share resort in…
Guest Story: Sweet Dulce
Not many of us can actually say that we have met a sweet miracle child. Dulce Moreno-Mendez is a beautiful nine-year-old girl who lives in the rural town of Dorris…
Guest Story: An Unlucky Day
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. It is a day that is often full of boisterous celebrations. Many consider it a “lucky” day. For Briceida Lopez and her boyfriend, Jose…
Guest Story | Charlie Wagner Update
This past week, Julie Davis and her son, Charlie Wagner, checked into Kiwanis Family House for a one-night’s stay. We last saw Charlie in 2013 as a happy three-year-old boy. …