giving back • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
by Mom It Forward on September 5th, 2011 | No Comments »
Service—This week's Season of Service challenge is based on the word "harvest" and involves opportunities to help others by harvesting. While that word generally refers to the harvest of food, and thus to the resolution of the problem of hunger, it can involve other, broader issues as well.…
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my world • raising giving children • parenting • ages and stages
by Mom It Forward on May 3rd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How do you teach your young child about poverty and hunger when he has a full plate of yummy food in front of him, is well-dressed, and comfortable? You don't. You can't. Yet, I yearn for my child to be aware of these things so that the seeds of compassion…
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giving back • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
by Mom It Forward on May 2nd, 2011 | No Comments »
This week's Season of Service challenge involves serving by nurturing, two verbs that naturally go together. Nurturing is an inherent part of motherhood, something celebrated this month on Mother's Day and discussed tomorrow during #GNO sponsored by BabyCenter. Here are some simple ways you can nurture not only…
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my world • Leaving a Legacy
by Tammy Kling on November 28th, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Recently, we brought another mother's child with us on an adventure to see the Blue Angels at the annual Air Show in Fort Worth.
Taking along one that's not your own can be challenging, especially if they don't fit into your family dynamic. And we knew it would be that…
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my world • Mom It Forward Mondays
by Mom It Forward on November 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I am a firm believer that charity begins at home. How can one even think of hungry people in Africa, for instance, without first, and perhaps more easily, thinking of those people you know who are in need? This week is the first week in Mom It Forward's Season of…
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