giving back • tips for giving back • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 4th, 2015 | 72 Comments »
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…
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giving back • moms making a difference
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 30th, 2012 | 199 Comments »
We did it! We just saved 10,000 lives. How? Who? Let me share...
Over the past 30 days, I participated in the United Nation Foundation's Shot@Life's Blogust: Blog Relay for Good. Thirty-one bloggers each took a day to write a blog post. Yesterday's, for example, was written by my…
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giving back • my world • moms making a difference • moms making a difference
by Mom It Forward on October 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Make a Difference—Meet Angela Ishmael.
She is a blogger, a brand new mom, and an ambassador to Africa. She came into each of those things in somewhat indirect ways, but they are each direct outgrowths of the family values she and her husband decided to embrace when they…
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giving back • my world • global causes • tips for giving back
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 16th, 2011 | No Comments »
Blogging—Today is Blog Action Day. Bloggers from all over the world are raising awareness about food. When I think of food, I normally think of my favorites: cheese, oysters, salad, and soup, especially given the time of year. But this season, I am not thinking as much about…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
Community—Helen Keller said: "Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."
I wasn't prepared to see some of the suffering I witnessed on my recent trip to Kenya with ONE.org, which will always remind a part of me. Likewise, I…
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