If you are trying to keep your teenage children away from the television set during summertime, you’re not alone.  Believe it or not, some stars of popular Disney T.V. shows are hoping to get them off the couch as well.  Last Tuesday Disney launched Friends for Change Ambassadors, a program where young Disney channel stars will volunteer and encourage kids to take action of their own. 

I found this post from a blog I started but never really had a chance to get going . . thought I would share here because the message was very inspiring to me.  The picture is from our trip to Ethiopia.

Today, I am sharing a post that I wrote for my cousin Allison's blog, Scoop of Reality. 

Allison's son Will, my Godson, was born with a cleft palate - as Allison was 36 years ago. To read her story of Will's birth, visit this blog post:Project Smile. 

Even before 8:30AM this morning, dozens of super moms and dads had completed a 5.5 mile trail race through Gay City State Park in Hebron, Connecticut.  Luckily, it had not rained within the last few days, so the frequency of mud puddles was reduced to those near streams and springs. Although I competed in cross-country in high school and college, this trail proved to be significantly more difficult.

Taking a leave of absence from work to parent pre-school age children, or facing a layoff does not mean that you have to take a break from using your skills as a professional.  Since my daughter was born two years ago today, I no longer work during the summer months or have a second job after the school day ends.  My goal to become an expert on being a stay-at-home parent over the next eight wee

      I've mentioned Ethical Eating a number of times on this blog, and I wrote about it a good bit over at Cheap Wine and Cookies.  The Ethical Eating phenomenon is spreading fast around the world, but many people are still in the dark as to what, exactly, this movement entails.  I am here to tell you.

When you were pregnant, what did you do to get ready?  I read What to Expect When You’re Expecting, went to regular OB/GYN checkups religiously and watched everything that went into my mouth. 

(That is what the picture, illustrated by Ms. Lexi Hurst, says. The picture is an image of Pac-Man eating not the ghosts, but small children.) But it represents sage advice I received from a friend this week. Let me explain lest you start to wonder about me…or report me to the authorities. While in Guatemala a couple of weeks ago, I learned that some of the villagers were hesitant to speak with us or interact with us because a rumor had spread that we “gringoes” were there to eat their children.

That sounds so obvious, but every year 7.6 million children lose that chance.  Right now Save the Children is asking mothers around the world to raise their voices to help more children everywhere survive. Together we can insist that our children’s health and wellbeing is more than a personal priority – it should be a global priority. Death from preventable causes like pneumonia, diarrhea and newborn complications are no longer acceptable.  World leaders are meeting in Washington, DC this week to discuss how to reduce child mortality in the years to come.

I recognize that working mothers exist all over the world so this isn’t a new discovery for me, but I recently spent a week in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, and my appreciation for working mothers increased ten-fold.