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by Mom It Forward on October 12th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Me Time—Jenny Eckton grew up in southwestern New York. At age 19, she moved eight states west to Provo, Utah, to create a band with a friend. She played bass guitar and sang. They named themselves, "Garage Sale." She intended to stay in Provo only temporarily, but fell in…
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by Mom It Forward on October 5th, 2011 | No Comments »
Global Issues—On a hot day in Bangladesh, two young women ride through the bustling republic of Bangladesh. Both successful American career women, they've been brought together and propelled by the fact that they are also both mothers, and passionate about helping mothers in developing countries. One woman, former…
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by Mom It Forward on September 28th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Advocacy—What does the phrase "involvement in your child's education" mean to you? Is it a guilt-inducing utterance or a rallying cry? How passionate are you about your child's education? What does being passionate mean to you? Does it mean being a room mom, volunteering to read in your…
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by Mom It Forward on September 21st, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Inspiration—In one of my favorite children books, Your Special Gift by Max Lucado (2006), Punchinello and his fellow wooden Wemmicks each receive special anonymous gifts when they wake up one day. As they go about their business, they meet a very tired family whose wagon has broken down in…
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by Mom It Forward on September 14th, 2011 | No Comments »
Overcome—Who has had 3 liver transplants, 2 hip replacements, 2 knee replacements, and countless surgeries and hospital stays, but also has two sons, knows 8 languages, and is an avid sportsperson, spinning instructor, and blogger? I'd venture to guess that very few of you do. Even if you…
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by Mom It Forward on September 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
Support—I cannot begin to imagine losing one of my children to cancer. I could not be one of the 10,400 mothers who find out they have a child with cancer each year. And I certainly couldn't blog about it. I am continually amazed by the women we feature…
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Passions and Dreams: Jenny Eckton is Formerly Phread and Finally Fine
