Meet the Sharks

Stories of the people who show up.

We all have someone we’ll never forget.

The person who stayed. The person who showed up. The person who became our safe harbor when the water got rough.

These are their stories.

Because sometimes the people who change our lives never realize just how much their showing up mattered.

No One Swims Alone.
Who’s Your Shark? | Maria
Who’s Your Shark? | Maria
Some people enter your life quietly and simply become part of it. Maria has been a constant through surgeries, hard days, everyday chaos, and everything in between. She is the... Read more...
Who's Your Shark? | Angelita
Who's Your Shark? | Angelita
Sometimes family moves in across the street. Angelita started as the mom of Jaxson’s friend and became my Florida sister, my boys’ second mother, and one of the people we... Read more...
Who’s Your Shark? | Mrs. Allison Moore
Who’s Your Shark? | Mrs. Allison Moore
My oldest son has always been smart, but believing in himself has never come quite as easily. In seventh grade, Mrs. Moore gave him something far more important than reassurance:... Read more...
Who’s Your Shark? | Ms. Allie Wood
Who’s Your Shark? | Ms. Allie Wood
In fifth grade, my oldest son was navigating a new school, COVID, a new baby brother, and a mom in the height of cancer treatment. Ms. Allie Wood, now Mrs.... Read more...