Our House e-newsletter November & December 2012 | Page 20

family married to Justin Allen Our House staff since February 2011 I work with adult students looking to cultivate new life skills, pursue adult basic education, or boost their employability. I love spending the holidays with our residents. Last year, the Learning Center students went caroling at a nursing home in North Little Rock. Several students realized that sometimes the best gift you can give is intangible. My grandmother. She is 86 years old & still manages to run a successful little farm. I processed photos at a small shop in Texas. We developed film for the police department, so we were the first to know about small town scandals. I hang out with my wonderful family & awesome dog, Jake. A ballerina. I had one goal as a child: to be better than my older brother at anything & everything. When kids my age were learning to add, I was playing multiplication games with my dad & brother. Going to my dad’s soccer games. He was the best player, in my opinion.