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#4: I Am Building A More Inclusive World – How to address race, diversity and inclusion in our homes and community

Today I have two of my friends, Alexis and Chanté from Let's Talk Sis, joining in on this really important conversation about addressing race, diversity and inclusion in our homes and community. I am so excited to have them on the show! They are Mothers, Wives, Activists, Public and Motivational ... READ the POST

#3: I Am Breaking the Cycle – Creating the Type of Family I Always Wanted with Mama Shine

I am SO excited to be interviewing my favorite person on the earth today, Mama Shine! You guys have gotten to know my dad, Father Shine, on Instagram and you all are obsessed with him! My mom doesn't love being in photos, but she does love a good chat. So today Mama Shine is going to be imparting so ... READ the POST

#2: I Am Embracing Change During a Pandemic- 5 Ways To Get Through Uncertain Times

There has been one thing this year that has united and brought the entire world together, and that is the worldwide pandemic. I know, from people sharing with me, and from experiencing this myself, that this year has brought so many unknowns. The only thing that has remained consistent this year, is ... READ the POST

#1: The I Am Podcast: Welcome!

Welcome to the I Am Podcast, hosted by Ashely LeMieux. In this show, Ashley will help you uncover the greatest power in your life: you! After going on her own healing journey, Ashley realized she was looking for a way out, when what she really needed was a way in, to fully uncover who she is. On the ... READ the POST

Ready for Summer

I can't believe it's May, and triple digits already in Phoenix! We've been working so hard trying to move into our house, but we moved in the same week that quarantine started, so progress has been made slowly but surely. One of the top must-haves when looking for our new home was to be sure it had ... READ the POST

Mike’s New Trophy Will Make You Giggle!

Did you know that Mike won a trophy at ASU? Yes, me ;) We met as college students, poor as dirt but incredibly in love and wanting to take on the world together, and 9 years later we went back to tailgate with Shamrock Farms to win another trophy! This time, Mike's trophy was a little different. He ... READ the POST

Our Favorite Nashville Spots!

As we get ready to leave Nashville, I feel like I do this city a huge injustice if I don't share with you all of our favorite spots that helped us heal and find excitement for life again during our time here. I get asked a lot about our favorite Nashville must eats and must sees, so I wanted to put ... READ the POST

Our New Store in Gilbert, Arizona

I'm SO excited to share our new store that we opened last month in downtown Gilbert, Arizona! My hope was to create a place for you to come to relax, feel beautiful and confident, and find clothing you feel you can go rock your worlds in. It's been an amazing month since the store has opened, and ... READ the POST

It’s Time We Stop Failing The Children. #Childwelfareawareness

The recent problems that we have witnessed as children have been separated from their families at the border has rightfully stirred up anger and inspired people to step up to create change. Change is happening because of it. And more change needs to be made. Some of my initial thoughts, that ... READ the POST

Where Are They Now: Part 2

Today we are giving you an update on three of our previous employees/scholarship recipients. Where they are now is inspiring, and we're excited to share them with you! Luis G. What did you do after high school? After high school, I went to a community college called South Mountain Community ... READ the POST

Where Are They Now? Be Inspired by the Lives of Our First Shine Employees

Where are they now? Follow up with what some of our previous Shine Employees are up to now! Randall was our FIRST GRAND PRIZE Scholarship Recipient! What did you do after high school? After high school, I studied Biological Science at Eastern Arizona College until I transferred to the ... READ the POST

Child Welfare Awareness

Friends, there is so much hope. There is SO MUCH HOPE in our voices and in our power. There is hope in our love and in our support, and in our ability to lead and serve well. There is hope for a better future for our children. And it starts with us having hard conversations. Step one: Post this ... READ the POST

Why We Don’t Have Biological Children

Tonight, for the first time, we are talking about why we do not have biological children. ❤ The moment we became parents to children who are not biologically ours, assumptions started. Questions and comments have been made to myself and my family the past 5 years about @mikelemieux and I having ... READ the POST

How We Did It: 5 Weeks In Europe for Under $1000

I hear it often, "I wish I had the resources to travel...", "I dream of going to Europe", "One day we'll make our dream trip". I've realized how many people are afraid to travel due to finances, and I'm here to say... Stop Waiting! You have options! Mike and I needed a reset in our lives, so we ... READ the POST

Home Tour: Front Room and Kitchen

When Mike and I moved to Nashville 10 months ago, we had an estate sale at our house in Phoenix and sold everything that we owned. Watching our things, and the kid's furniture leave our home in a glorified garage sale was incredibly over whelming. It wasn't the "things" that I was going to miss. It ... READ the POST

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