Global Change: Start Small to Make a Differencegiving back • tips for giving back • bettering communities
The thought of impacting global change is overwhelming when you think of the harsh reality of what is going on in the world today both at home and abroad. Recently, I discovered I needed reading glasses. What does this have to do with impacting global change, you might be asking…
World AIDS Day: The End of HIV/AIDS is in Sightgiving back • bettering communities
I was a teenager in the 80s and remember the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—the disease that doesn't discriminate. It crossed cultural divides, devastated the rich and the poor, didn't care about your sexual orientation, and went after celebrities as well as those far from the limelight, like babies. Shortly…
Ten Ways to Imagine a Better Lifegiving back • tips for giving back
This week's Season of Service challenge—to "imagine"—is a little different than the other ones. This time we ask you to just sit back and imagine the affects of what service you might be able to render for those you serve. A minister named A. Powell Davies once said, “Life is…
Service Ideas: 10 Inspiring Short Videos and Movies to Watchgiving back • 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…
Foreign Aid: Reasons Why Moms Should Add Foreign Aid to Africa to Their Livesgiving back • my world • global causes • tips for giving back
Let's get honest, shall we? I'll let you in on some thoughts in the forefront of my mind. Talking about foreign aid feels overwhelming. I'm a busy mom just trying to raise happy and healthy kids. Sometimes I can barely extend my focus beyond the walls of my own home,…
