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…
Read the full article...
giving back • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
by Mom It Forward on September 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
Service—This week's Season of Service challenge is to do a simple act of service that involves the word "change," whether that means to provide someone with coins, to cause some kind of social change, or helping a nonprofit that is involved in social change.
Artist Mary Engelbreit once said:…
Read the full article...
giving back • my world • global causes • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on July 28th, 2011 | No Comments »
Making a Difference—Did you know that worldwide 200 people die every hour from TB—nearly 2 million lives annually with Kenya leading the charge? It is the leading cause of death for people with HIV and one of the leading causes of death for women and children worldwide. Yesterday, I…
Read the full article...
giving back • my world • global causes • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on July 23rd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Change Lives—I love this quote by Helen Keller: "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. "
Sometimes, helping people halfway…
Read the full article...
giving back • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
by Mom It Forward on July 18th, 2011 | No Comments »
Serve—This week's Season of Service challenge is to dance, since National Dance Day is coming up on July 30th, and because #gno sponsor Ovaltine has inspired us to celebrate summer more. We all possess different gifts—some talk well, some write well, some dance well. For those of you who…
Read the full article...