diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e846341..512f846 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ npm install markdown
 npm install highlight.js
 npm install compression
 npm install memory-cache --save
+npm install request
+npm install nodemailer
+npm install nodemailer-smtp-transport
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/admin.js b/admin.js
index c81156f..574263a 100644
--- a/admin.js
+++ b/admin.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const utils = require('./utils/utils.js');
 //cache -- only used for static contents
 const cache = require('memory-cache');
 
-/** Initializes sessions for login */
+//Initializes sessions for login
 app.use(session({ secret: utils.getFileLine('../session_secret'), cookie: { maxAge: 6000000 }}));
 
 //port to listen for the admin server on
diff --git a/includes/contact.html b/includes/contact.html
index 22f0d3c..12f5f3c 100644
--- a/includes/contact.html
+++ b/includes/contact.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                         <div class="input-group-prepend">
                             <div class="input-group-text"><i class="fa fa-comment text-info"></i></div>
                         </div>
-                        <textarea class="form-control" placeholder="Message" required></textarea>
+                        <textarea class="form-control" placeholder="Message" name="message" required></textarea>
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/includes/contact.js b/includes/contact.js
index c6b36f2..6a79465 100644
--- a/includes/contact.js
+++ b/includes/contact.js
@@ -13,6 +13,96 @@ const includes = require('../includes/includes');
 //for parsing post data
 const qs = require('querystring');
 
+const sanitizer = require('sanitizer');
+
+const Request = require('request');
+
+
+const nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
+
+
+const smtpTransport = require('nodemailer-smtp-transport');
+
+
+const CAPTCHA_SECRET = utils.getFileLine("../captcha_secret");
+
+const EMAIL_PASSWORD = utils.getFileLine("../email_password");
+
+
+const verifyCapcha = function(data)
+{
+    const recaptcha_url = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify?" +
+                            "secret=" + CAPTCHA_SECRET + "&" +
+                            "response=" + data;
+
+    return sync = new Promise(function(resolve, reject)
+    {
+        Request(recaptcha_url,
+            function (error, response, body)
+            {
+                if (!error && response.statusCode == 200)
+                {
+                    const googleAnswer = JSON.parse(body);
+
+                    if(googleAnswer.success == true)
+                    {
+                        resolve(true);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        resolve(false);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    resolve(false);
+                }
+            }
+        );
+    });
+
+};
+
+
+
+const sendEmail = function(name, email, message)
+{
+
+    const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(smtpTransport({
+        service: 'gmail',
+        host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
+        auth: {
+            user: 'jrtechswebsite@gmail.com',
+            pass: EMAIL_PASSWORD
+        }
+    }));
+
+    const mailOptions =
+    {
+        to: "jeffery@jrtechs.net", // list of receivers
+        subject: "Jrtechs.net form submission", // Subject line
+        text: message, // plaintext body
+        html: message
+    };
+
+    // send mail with defined transport object
+    transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, response)
+    {
+        if(error)
+        {
+            console.log(error);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            console.log("Message sent: " + response);
+        }
+
+        // if you don't want to use this transport object anymore, uncomment following line
+        transporter.close(); // shut down the connection pool, no more messages
+    });
+};
+
+
 
 const processContactPage = function(request)
 {
@@ -20,15 +110,24 @@ const processContactPage = function(request)
     {
         utils.getPostData(request).then(function(postData)
         {
-
             const data = qs.parse(postData);
-            console.log(postData);
-            console.log(data);
-            if(data.name && data.email)
+
+            if(data.name && data.email && data["g-recaptcha-response"] && data.message)
             {
-                //send email
 
-                resolve(utils.include("includes/messageSent.html"));
+                verifyCapcha(sanitizer.sanitize(data["g-recaptcha-response"])).then(function(valid)
+                {
+                    if(valid)
+                    {
+                        resolve(utils.include("includes/messageSent.html"));
+
+                        sendEmail(data.name, data.email, data.message);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        resolve(utils.include("includes/invalidCaptcha.html"));
+                    }
+                });
             }
             else
             {
@@ -40,10 +139,9 @@ const processContactPage = function(request)
             reject(err);
         })
     });
-
-
 };
 
+
 module.exports =
     {
         main: function(request, result)
diff --git a/includes/invalidCaptcha.html b/includes/invalidCaptcha.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c08c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/invalidCaptcha.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div class='col-md-8'>
+    <h1>Invalid Captcha</h1>
+    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 735923d..03375c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@
   "description": "Personal wordpress replacement",
   "main": "server.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "compression": "^1.7.3",
+    "crypto": "^1.0.1",
+    "express": "^4.16.3",
+    "express-session": "^1.15.6",
     "highlight": "^0.2.4",
+    "highlight.js": "^9.12.0",
     "markdown": "^0.5.0",
     "markdown-to-html": "^0.0.13",
     "memory-cache": "^0.2.0",
-    "mysql": "^2.15.0",
+    "mysql": "^2.16.0",
+    "nodemailer": "^4.6.8",
+    "nodemailer-smtp-transport": "^2.7.4",
     "promise": "^8.0.1",
+    "remarkable": "^1.7.1",
+    "request": "^2.88.0",
     "sanitizer": "^0.1.3",
-    "step": "^1.0.0",
-    "synchronize": "^2.0.0"
+    "sendmail": "^1.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
@@ -31,5 +39,5 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/jrtechs/NodeJSBlog/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/jrtechs/NodeJSBlog#readme"
+  "homepage": "https://jrtechs.net"
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.js b/utils/utils.js
index 79e87ea..bd494ad 100644
--- a/utils/utils.js
+++ b/utils/utils.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports=
         {
             console.log("Could not find " + fileName);
         }
-        return 0;
+        return '';
     },
 
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports=
         {
             console.log("Could not find " + fileName);
         }
-        return 0;
+        return '';
     },