Living With Purpose
Tonight promises to be either a REALLY exciting night for one person (or many people!) OR it’s going to result in an unfathomable amount of money still in the pot to be won at the next drawing. Either way, in the case that you win the 1.4 BILLION dollar lottery, I’m just gonna go ahead […]
Give Back – it makes you feel good! You all know how I feel about giving back. It’s part of my every day life. Whether it be through time, acts, or gifts – which can be gifts of money, service, time, or other items, I believe in contributing to our society. I believe in paying […]
It’s crude, I know. But it makes a funny point about a not so funny situation. #WorldToiletDay is TODAY and I’m so excited! Join @wateraidamerica in showing you #GiveAShit about the one in three people without a place to poop. Yes. #WorldToiletDay is a thing. This is the THIRD year. I wrote about it in […]
Friends! I am so very, very excited to share this book with you: Simple Giving by Jennifer Iacovelli. Jennifer is not only a very close personal friend, but she is the creator of Philanthropy Friday, a series on her blog dedicated to sharing how others are making a difference in the world. My son Bug recently guest […]
Today is a special day. It’s #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a national day to give back – to help others, and support the nonprofits that are doing such amazing work to make our communities, country, and world a better place. You all know how I feel about giving back. It’s part of my every day life. […]
I would guess that NO MATTER WHAT your stance on any issue out there – be it breastfeeding, working, guns, school vouchers, and so forth, all of us moms can agree that child abuse sucks. We can also agree that child endangerment, of any level, also sucks. We want our children to be safe from […]
I just wanted to share this little video I made as we get ready for March for Babies on Saturday. This is Why I Walk Customize a free photo slideshow And NO – I am not asking anyone for a donation for our March for Babies Team – cause I’ve already hit that hardcore. (unless […]
Probably one of the biggest unexpected rewards of blogging is the friendships that I have developed through it. I can say that almost all of my closest blogging friends were a gift from the SITS girls. Every day I would check to see the featured blogger, and I have become close friends with several I […]
Shimmering bits of light… to light your way Good morning friends. I hope you all had a lovely, refreshing weekend. Mine was… well, I assure you there will be a future blog post about it. In times that are dark, I am glad that I have shimmering bits of light… Today I’m featuring another of […]
I lost my infant daughter, and when that happened, a whole new world of grieving parents opened up to me. Faces of loss, stories of grief, but most importantly, stories of survival, which have encouraged me and propelled me forward. One of the common themes we share, whether our loss was an early miscarriages, late […]
I lost my infant daughter, and when that happened, a whole new world of grieving parents opened up to me. Faces of loss, stories of grief, but most importantly, stories of survival, which have encouraged me and propelled me forward. One of the common themes we share, whether our loss was an early miscarriages, late […]
I remember exactly when I learned of Donna Day. My friend, awesome blogger, and fellow contributor to Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother, Kelly DeBie from the blog DeBie Hive. (A MUST follow of blogs!) Anyway, a year ago today I saw her post about “Donna Day.” And my world […]
In October, I edited and self published my first book, Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother. I rounded up over thirty other parents who had experienced the loss of a pregnancy, infant, or child, or have had to deal with infertility. While I wrote the frame of the book, the […]
Today is the First World Toilet Day. Admit it. You laughed when you saw the toilet and thought “what the heck??” Another odd DAY. World Toilet Day… really? I know when I saw the post on Another Jennifer (who keeps me informed on all of the important Social Good things happening.) I should have known […]
