MOST PEOPLE WHO CARRY CONCEALED as a matter of everyday living will agree that consistency in where we carry and what we carry is the best course of action, but that idea goes out the window when…

THE CONSCIOUS, AFFIRMATIVE DECISION to take personal responsibility for one’s own safety and one’s family’s safety is a major milestone. The responsible citizens who make this decision go on to learn…

I love quotes. And I have always been a bit of a quote collector. I just really enjoy the power of words, and I have written quotes down, saved images of them or committed them to memory ever since I…

At this year’s 2017 USCCA Concealed Carry Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, I had the opportunity to lead a panel of women: five leaders and trailblazers in our industry who have each carved out unique…

My son’s elementary school sent out a notice the other day, asking parents to come to the school to share about their jobs during a special Career Week. I read and re-read the flier, picking it up and putting it down several times over the course of a few days.

I’ve mentioned a time or two before about having several friends and family members who are not fans of firearms. I also know many people who are somewhat okay with the idea of owning guns, but they…

It wasn’t too long ago that I was excitedly looking over some women’s gun magazines. That’s right: Magazines about guns … created FOR women! Unfortunately, I wasn’t too happy with what I saw. I…

I know the title of this blog post is pretty weird. And while yoga training could be a really good thing for people to get involved with, along with their firearms training, that’s not exactly my…

No matter if your maternal label happens to be the “fun mom,” the “strict mom,” the “soccer mom,” or even the “PTA mom,” you can still be a Prepared Mom. I’m not talking about creating overenthusiastic to-do lists or making well-thought-out calendars (although, color-coded schedules are very appealing to me).

Fashion is not really my thing. It’s just not a gift of mine to know by instinct or by training how to put together a great outfit. I do get by…most of the time. But I often wonder how fantastic it…

Dear Concealed Carry Woman, I’ve seen you around. And I’ve watched you. You’re paying attention. You stay away from uncomfortable environments. You remove yourself from uncertain situations. You…

New York Daily News reporter Gersh Kuntzman has gotten way too much attention for his little stunt in which he went to a shooting range to fire an AR-15…to see what it was like. I’m sure you’ve…