Mary Sowards, and her husband, Rick, have been Godsends to my family since we moved to Spokane. They have always opened their hearts and home to us and made the best hot cocoa and cakes we could ever ask for. I can honestly say that I love Mary and Rick as my own family. And that is the dominant theme of this conversation – Family. In this episode of the Know and Do Podcast, we will hear as Mary shares her experiences of living all over the world as a military child and wife, her love of her grandmother and of her twin brother, her experiences as a single mother, fighting to raise good children and keep a roof over their head, and just some great words of wisdom about the importance of family, near and far. Open your heart and mind to any gentle promptings or blunt 2 x 4s upside the head. Then, be ready to act on those thoughts to become a bit better of a person yourself.