my world • cultural awareness • family fun • travel
Belize—Otherwise known as Ambergris Caye, or as Madonna sang out: “La Isla Bonita,” San Pedro Belize, with its warm Caribbean air and aquamarine water, is the perfect vacation spot for family travel, especially in the middle of winter during their dry season.
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Transportation to San Pedro
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Going Green: 20 Creative Ways to Reuse, Repurpose, Reclaim, and Refurbish Household Itemsmy world • global causes • parenting • home management
Going green begins with three easy steps. Step 1: Reduce, Step 2: Reuse, and Step 3: Recycle. These three steps can be completed separately or used interchangeably. However, if we reduce and reuse, we have less to recycle. We’ve already talked about ways that we can reduce…,
Substance Abuse: Tammy Walsh Works to Put an End to Teen Drug Abusemaking a difference! • my world • moms making a difference • moms making a difference
Let’s say you live in a community where teen drug and alcohol abuse is a problem. Let’s say you have two teenage sons and you work with teenagers as a high school math teacher…. You’ve seen the devastating effects of this problem first-hand. You’ve watched more than one teen
Family Activities: 12 Ways You and Your Kids Can Serve Othersmaking a difference! • my world • raising giving children • tips for giving back
It’s a Tuesday in January at Mom It Forward and that means we are talking about fun ideas and strategies to raise giving kids. In previous weeks, we’ve highlighted Sole Hope, a kid-friendly organization your family can serve with, and we’ve also discussed the Three C’s of Service: …
Service Ideas: 10 Ways to Use Your Computer or Your Skills to Help Othersmaking a difference! • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
This week’s Season of Service, to use your computer, internet connection, and/or skills to do good, rivals last week’s in terms of easiness. These are all things you can do to improve the condition of others… while in the comfort of your own home or a friend’s. There is
Coastal Getaway: Nova Scotia is a Great Location for a Family Vacationmy world • cultural awareness • family fun • travel
There is a seaside city just northeast of Boston that is elegant, beautiful, and sparkling clean, with incredible seafood…, delicious wine, and friendly locals. You may have heard the name of this city and even flown over it flying east. It’s not a common topic of conversation when discussion
Green Living: 20 Simple Ways to Reduce and Go Greenmaking a difference! • my world • global causes • tips for giving back
As part of this series, I’m featuring tips, ideas, and strategies for going green as well as how these changes affect other aspects of our lives. Why is there a need for a more eco-friendy way of life?
According to the Environmental Protection Agency…, the amount of
Human Trafficking: Heather Huffman is a Writer and Fightermaking a difference! • my world • moms making a difference • moms making a difference
There are so many people out there in this world who are in need of awareness, support, and help — people who are abused, homeless, hungry…the list goes on and on. Thankfully, there are organizations out there to help. There are also people… out there who are
Kid Friendly Service Ideas: How to Teach Kids to Collect, Create, and Cash-inmaking a difference! • my world • raising giving children • tips for giving back
Of course we want generous and centered kids, but how do you involve young children in service? That’s easy. Break service… into the three C’s: collect, create, and cash-in.
Collect
Teach kids to collect. Depending on the time of year, you can find agencies and churches collecting just about
Service Ideas: 10 Inspiring Short Videos and Movies to Watchmaking a difference! • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
This week’s Season of Service challenge is so easy, anybody can do it. We challenge you to do nothing more than watch at least one of the videos or movies listed below to expand your awareness and inspire… you to serve.
Except for the first video, all of them
Find a geocache with your kids.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
