“Let nothing dim the light within.” - Maya Angelou The idea for Porch Light Profiles: Creatives Who Follow Their Heart and Light Up the...

Jenna and Mockingbird Jenna Lamia perfectly embodies the goal that my niece, Molly, set her sights on as a 3rd grader. She told her mom,...

“Be yourself so that the people looking for you can find you.” – Arlan Hamilton Arlan Hamilton can remember being no more than six years...

“I believe everybody’s light is bright as a child. It’s really bright and pure. And then slowly you are influenced by who everyone ...

“I’ve seen the reward in my own life for accepting who I am.” – Seth Avett I set my sights on talking to Seth Avett after hearing an...

“There is no question – God created me as an artist – do I know? No just suspect. But my suspicion is strong.” – Scott Avett Before I...

For me, I started answering the call at such a young age that I’m mixed up with what I’m called to do and what I love. – Brandi Carlile...

“Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission.” – Dolly Parton I waited over six months for my phone interview with Dolly Parton. ...

When you are tapped into the unconditional love of ‘All That Is’ you are tapped into your true self. And when you know that, nothing in...

I feel called to share light and to shine through my art.” – Valerie June I was delighted when Valerie June’s rep told me that Valerie...

“For me being an artist is getting out what is inside of me.”- Kirsty Mitchell I first heard of Kirsty Mitchell when a friend invited me...

“Before you knew me I traveled around the world I slept in castles and fell in love because I was taught to dream.” – Lori McKenna,...

“A person who inspires is a person who changes the world in a million ways they will never know.” – Sheri Salata The first time I met...

“I wanna look like a bird, like I was meant to sing,” Amanda Shires, Look Like a Bird Even before I spoke to Amanda Shires, I knew I was...

Mary Katherine with her father, Bill Joyce “It was like all fairytales. One must travel through darkness to find the light.” – Elizabeth...

“You are here to create the good, the beautiful and the holy. You’re here to dance, to spread love, to write symphonies, to give birth...

For my mother, who always told me anything was possible. – Inscription from, Mary Engelbreit: The Art and the Artist Mary Engelbreit is...

If I could influence someone’s description of me I would say, ‘he was curious and he was humble. And somewhere way back in his emotional...

Anita Moorjani is the logical person to begin my Porch Light Profile series with. What I learned from her book, Dying to Be Me, changed...