Not Every Mama Feels Born to Mom
Not every mama feels born to mom . . . when you want to make a difference in the world and be outside your home but are also a parent.
Fallen Marbles: Mourning Another Black Man’s Death
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3 Tips to Be a Peacemaker
When the world is crazy or when we care about something a lot, how do we do advocacy well. Here are three tips to be peacemakers!
Your Voice On Racism
Your Voice on Racism is a series of stories you write and share about your experiences with this injustice based on color of skin. Do you have store to share?
Art of Advocacy: When It is Time To Cocoon
I've been writing a lot recently to process what has been going on in the United States. Not only have we been dealing with COVID-19, unemployment and politics, but also something dear to my heart, racism. In my lifetime, the issue of racism has never been brought...
30 Mental Health Apps To Create Safe Spaces
Here are more than 30 mental health apps to help create safe spaces and support in recovery, mental health challenges, and can help you make a difference in your home
What is a Refugee?
What is a refugee? Here are the basics, simply stated, for everyday people who might want to care
Color Kindness: Challenge For #BetterDays
You can’t color with charcoal. But you can color kindness for better days ahead. The lines have been set. The world waits in wonder. And now is your chance to move and make a difference with light and beauty. Obviously, I am speaking in metaphors. Most of us are still...
Journal Through Change Challenge: Pandemic Processing
Scrolling hours mindlessly through social media. Watching Tiger King (again). Snapped again at the kids because they can’t get their dang school from home project done. You keep hiding in the bathroom. It is 4pm. Your morning coffee has been reheated ten times....
Human Trafficking Meets COVID-19
What is happening with trafficking and the coronavirus? Here are some changes in the anti-trafficking world as human trafficking meets COVID-19.
20 Ways To Love Others During COVID-19
I put together a list of 20 Ways to Love Others During the COVID-19 because I think we need it. From what I can see, we are all a little thrown off-guard, want to help, and aren't sure what to do. *Note, since writing this I've been adding more ideas on how...
Three Ways To Change Your Self-Talk
Let's be clear: The rhetoric you speak over yourself isn't just meaningless or just "words." What you speak (inside your head or outside) determines the course of your life. (And best yet, you can actually change your self-talk!) Simply speaking, this is how it works:...
10 Ethical Fair Trade Gifts Under $10
Ever have a hard time finding cheap ethically made, sustainable and socially good gifts to give? Check out these 10 ethical fair trade gifts under $10!
The Most Challenging Random Act of Kindness That Made Me Love My Enemies #KindnessQuest
On our second official #kindnessquest — our vacation road trip where we daily practice random acts of kindness–I was particularly challenged to do something kind in a “love your enemies” type of way, to see them as people who matter, rather than those who made my life hard.
Work: Impostor Syndrome Pt.3
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How to Cultivate Justice and How to Help the Moria REfugee Camp
What does cultivating justice look like? Especialy for places far away? Recently I've been talking on Instagram a lot about a small Grecian island, Lesbos (Lesvos), in the Aegean Sea where the Moria Refugee Camp caught on fire. What does cultivating justice look like...
Fundraising For Nonprofits, NGOs, Ministries and Leaders
#KindnessQuest 3.0 Road Trip
Do you love to go on road trips? We just got back from one chock-full of intentional acts of kindness, our #KindnessQuest 3.0! What is a #KindnessQuest? What is a #KindnessQuest? I am glad you asked! Let me tell you how it began. For many years my family has been...
Effective Elements in Sharing Your Faith and Making Disciples
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Ten Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Homeschooling
If you’ve been schooling at home this Spring or considering homeschool for next year because of COVID-19, I am excited for you. And a little scared. As Dickens says, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” One thing for sure is that you have a lot of...
7 Writers of Hope on Racism
This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear it! Consider submitting it here! ____________________________________________________ (This posts might include affiliate links, which means I could receive a small gift...
Summer Family Challenge Checklist
Now, I could talk about fireworks and freedom, diversity and beauty, or even making a difference in our homes by leading our families. I'm don't feel like making a wise point, though. I just like colors and smearing paint. This summer, we have a massive list of family...
Free School Lunches Empowering Kids to Overcome Privilege
I wanted to knock my kids heads together when we went picked up free school lunches this summer. Little did I know that these free school lunches could empower my kids to overcome their privilege. Do My Kids Need to Be Empowered to Overcome Privilege? This morning...
To Mask or Not Mask?
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#KindnessQuest 3.0 Road Trip
Do you love to go on road trips? We just got back from one chock-full of intentional acts of...
Not Every Mama Feels Born to Mom
Not every mama feels born to mom . . . when you want to make a difference in the world and be outside your home but are also a parent.
Fallen Marbles: Mourning Another Black Man’s Death
It is the same story again and again: a Black person was killed violently and racism appears to be at the root. Lavender flowers fall to mourn George Floyd. As they have fallen decade after decade before. For who? For those who...
3 Tips to Be a Peacemaker
When the world is crazy or when we care about something a lot, how do we do advocacy well. Here are three tips to be peacemakers!
Your Voice On Racism
Your Voice on Racism is a series of stories you write and share about your experiences with this injustice based on color of skin. Do you have store to share?
Art of Advocacy: When It is Time To Cocoon
I’ve been writing a lot recently to process what has been going on in the United States. Not...
30 Mental Health Apps To Create Safe Spaces
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