Along with honoring the mommas in your life, let’s make our gifts give in more ways than one. Where we spend our money matters. How sweet is it that your gift can also be a blessing to women you don’t know? I’ve put together a gift guide of companies that benefit women. Some of them are… Read More 2021 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
It’s that time of year again. All of our momentum, focus, and budgets zero in on one thing. Our schedules and bank accounts tell the same story – holidays are coming! We have people to shop for and the time is counting down. Cheaper and faster are often rewarded, but what if there was a… Read More People Matter Gift Guide
Getting started can feel so small. It can feel like doing something that seems insignificant or just a drop in the bucket. Getting started can feel so silly. It can feel like Google searches and asking stupid questions. Getting started can feel so isolating. It can feel like stepping out of your comfort zone… Read More What Everyone Should Know About Starting Small
“I know, mom!” my kids moan. It’s innocent enough. The scene typically includes my family on the couch snuggled under blankets as we watch a Disney movie. There may be popcorn involved. Or sometimes ice cream and pizza. “Is he a bad guy?” my daughter will ask, just trying to pick up on cues the… Read More Is He a Bad Guy?
Before 2020 many of us didn’t know the names George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. But we do now. And the list is getting longer. We have woken up to horrific news story after news story. Our country is in trauma. Together, we are hurt. We need counselors, not competitors. We need doctors, not… Read More What Can I Do?
A few months ago, I watched a documentary series on Netflix called Cheer. In the second episode, they explore the life story of a cheerleader named Morgan. We find out a devastating detail about her past. She has been essentially abandoned by her parents and was graciously raised by her grandparents. Eventually she found vitality… Read More I Can’t Remember Names! (3 Ways to Remember Names and Why it’s Important)
Children in the foster care system are among the most vulnerable in our society and foster parents are opening their homes to care for them through the frontline process of foster care. Are there foster parents in your life? Maybe you know coworkers, church members, or neighbors who are fostering. Maybe they are in your… Read More How I Can Help Foster Parents? (With Answers by Real Foster Parents)
Mother’s Day is coming and it’s the perfect time to honor the moms in our lives. This Mother’s Day consider making your gifts give in more ways than one. It’s easy to disassociate ourselves from globally issues when we are living our everyday lives. But it should be no surprise that we live in a… Read More Mother’s Day Gift Guide
It feels great to buy a product with a purpose. However, when you have bills to pay and babies to raise and meals to cook and reports to submit and fill in your blank, we know we can’t do everything with perfect intent. Committing to buying intentionally is an investment. Products with purpose are likely… Read More Do Good Gift Guide
Around the time my daughter was 3 years old I was cleaning up around the house. I asked if she could put away her hair tie in the drawer. She opened the drawer and put it in. One step ahead of my toddler, I instinctually closed the drawer for her. But this offended her! I… Read More Why What You Do Matters