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Jen Brumbaugh, Executive Director of Healing Hearts Animal Rescue and Refuge, sat down with AFM to discuss the need for an animal refuge in Arizona and some of their recent cases. The organization is growing to meet increasing demands and they hope to one day reach their goal of providing a “forever home” and a safe place for all animals in need.

If you have not yet visited the Musical Instrument Museum, otherwise known as the MIM, you definitely need to put it at the top of your list. Not only is it educational, it is mesmerizing. The variety and amount of instruments alone will have you transported throughout time from one culture to another. They even have an exhibit dedicated to one of the most iconic rock stars of today, Taylor Swift, which thoroughly impressed my 8-year old little girl.

Maya Thompson lost her son, Ronan, to neuroblastoma, three days before his fourth birthday in May 2011. The tragic loss gave life to something positive when Thompson decided to establish The Ronan Thompson Foundation in memory of her son. Recently, country superstar Taylor Swift performed a song she wrote in honor of Ronan and his battle, which has since increased public awareness about the organization.

Have you ever stumbled upon a blog so wonderful that you meant to spend just a few minutes surfing through the pages, but were still enamored an hour later? Well that happened to me when I came across Indulge.