Remember the little boy you saw in rural Tanzania back in 2005 who was about the same age as your son was the day I write this? You never took a photo of him, but you will always remember that he had one yellow boot and a “toy” made out of wood scraps and junk that crudely resembled a car. Of all the poverty you saw during your travels in the world, will this one image ever get out of your mind? Will it continue to help fuel your fire …

Aura’s House Partner, Mike Epler has become quite the endurance and distance runner over the past few years. His latest and most challenging race is fast approaching! The Gobi March (China) is part of the 4 Deserts series (RacingThePlanet) which was again named by TIME magazine as the #1 footrace in the world, and as one of the world’s top 10 endurance events.
Mike will be raising funds for our UALR Dental Project (USA) by running/walking 250K (that’s not a typo!) across the Gobi Desert from June 10-16, 2012. All …

Hi Everyone,
Kristen Here. I’m the founder of Aura’s House and one of the people who keep the site going and the projects rolling on a daily basis. Things have been quiet at the site for a little while. I’m sorry and I can explain…
First, I have two babies.
Aren’t they cute?
In fact, I just put them both to bed about a half hour ago. In a nutshell, I am happy but exhausted and exhaustion and running a website don’t go so great together. In perfect world I’d be writing more posts, …