How To Move a Hoo in 2022

In just 2 weeks, UVA first years and transfer students are moving on grounds from all over the nation. Our MomsHooPray Move-In Tips, and 2022 Move-In Weekend (and Beyond) Fellowship Activities are culled from a variety of sources and compiled over the last 12 years; they're sure to help you or someone you know. If you're not... Continue Reading →

2021 Housing Wisdom

It's almost Halloween, 2021, so we aim to make this time of year less scary for all those peering into the murky waters of Off Grounds Housing: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. We hope your Hoo can avoid The Ugly haunted-by-mold-houses or The Bad deader-than-dead-beat-landlords. We pray your Hoo will find The Good compatible-roommates-clean-apartments-convenient-locations. But even if they... Continue Reading →

Revisit: Housing Wisdom

We now live in the house I wrote about below —"The Burleson CharlottesVilla"— where friends and family come to "cozy down." But believe me, the whole process wasn't exactly a warm and cozy, relaxing experience! God saw us through many decisions, setbacks, delays, and "issues." And now, we are incredibly grateful every day for each... Continue Reading →

Keep Calm And Carry On

I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them... I will not forsake them. (Isaiah 42:16) In just a few days, MomsHooPray kicks off our 11th year with something new; the NoVA group will meet OUTSIDE, with... Continue Reading →

Two Weeks and Counting!

Moving is hard, even if it's a much-anticipated destination. I know this first hand. Moving from Northern Virginia into our "CharlottesVilla" involved months of planning, packing, and unpacking. Not to mention meeting and making new friends and finding my way around. And adjusting to a different culture. (apologies to slower, gentler Charlottesvillians from the driver... Continue Reading →

THE RED FOLDER

Your student needs a RED FOLDER tucked into the top drawer of his desk that holds all the emergency information in the event of injury or hospitalization. His voice, as well as yours, can be heard because the RED FOLDER gives you permission with HIPAA authorization, medical power of attorney, and durable power of attorney.... Continue Reading →

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