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Laura Richards
Laura and her husband, Jim, live in southwest Michigan. They have three children together: Jordan, Alyssa, and Alexander and are in the process of adopting a foster child. Laura has a master’s degree and has spent her professional career in human resource management. She is a Third Order Discalced Carmelite with the Carmelite Fathers in Munster, Indiana, and teaches sixth-grade Catechism at her local parish.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is courtesy of our friends at The Coming Home Network. A few years ago, after living our entire lives in southwestern Michigan, I accepted a job that took our family to a small town in Washington State, on the…