Miracles

by Penny Baga, member of First Baptist Church of Goodlettsville and monthly volunteer at TND’s Girls’ Night In One Saturday per month, I have the pleasure of helping host Girls Night In, which is a fun time of the week for clients of The Next Door to enjoy. Let me start by saying that Miracles happen […]

Mom Guilt

by Candise Hendricks, Grant Writer for The Next Door Hello! My name is Candise, and I am The Next Door’s grant writer. I’m blessed to be the mother of two beautiful little girls. Both are under the age of three. Prayers for patience and sleep are appreciated! After both of my daughters were born, many […]

Weather Changes

by Cindy Sneed, Chief Clinical Officer of The Next Door The first day of spring might have been March 20th, but that didn’t stop Mother Nature from unleashing some of the most interesting weather in Nashville this year. We had unbelievable amounts of rain, freezing temperatures, and to top it all – SNOW on April […]

Season of Renewal

by Sallie Hussey, Chief Development Officer of The Next Door Spring is such a beautiful season of renewal. You see it all around and in many forms – flowers starting to bloom, neighbors dusting off lawn mowers to give the yard its first cut of the season, and drive-through car washes with lines around the […]

Springtime Reflections

by Ginger Gaines, Chief Operating Officer of The Next Door I love SPRINGTIME! Every year when I spot the first little tiny crocus petals peeking up through the ground (or sometimes the snow!), quickly followed by the beautiful bright yellow daffodils sprinkled throughout my drive to and from work, I get so excited about Spring! I […]

I Am Powerless.

by Nita Chester, Director of Nursing at The Next Door The future. Some view it with excitement and anticipation. Others view it with fear and dread. I personally struggle with this! When a new year begins I compel myself to think on the positive things that could happen, versus all the negative. For me, this […]

Change Can Be Hard

by Cindy Sneed, Chief Clinical Officer of The Next Door Depending on the day, if you look up “New Year’s resolution failure rate,” the number is as high as 80% by February 1st. Change is hard! It’s also uncomfortable, especially when staying with the status quo is so much easier. But then there are times […]

Embracing our Changing Landscapes

by Linda Leathers, CEO of The Next Door The Next Door’s Midtown neighborhood is one of the fastest growing areas in this amazing city. From my desk, I can see our awesome neighbor, Tri-Star Kimbro Oil, in front of our building at 22nd and Charlotte – though they’re probably better known as the Shell Station. […]

Hope, Redemption, Recovery, Restoration, and Love

by Eleanor Brakefield Wells, TND Volunteer, donor and board member of The Next Door Five women: A woman who sleeps with her father-in-law; another is a prostitute. One marries outside her faith and is considered an outcast; still another is a married woman who is raped, leading to a pregnancy and murder of her husband. […]

Ansley’s Hope

by Ansley Bartlett, Publicity Chairman for The Next Generation Board of The Next Door I was 14 when I first started hearing the word “drugs” thrown around, but I wouldn’t see the impact and toll it took on a person until my senior year of college. It was Thanksgiving break. A high school friend and […]