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Finding Our Village Through The Community of Sports
Admittedly I’m not much of a sports fan. I only follow it by listening to my husband’s praise of the Chicago Blackhawks or heartbreak over the Bears. I don’t mind attending games, even if it’s only to enjoy the greasy food, adult beverages and the energy from the crowd.
But that’s slowly changing. My nearly 6-year-old, Logan, is a huge sports fan. He loves football, soccer, hockey, baseball, basketball and anything else with a ball. This is his second year in t-ball and this year, … Read more ...
Donating Your Money Or Time To Charity
We all want to make a difference in the world, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Should we volunteer at a local church, make a monthly donation to an animal charity, or go off to Africa and help people in need? With so many options, how do we decide which one is most deserving of our time or money?
Start by thinking about whether you would feel more capable of donating time or money. Some people are very busy and would
Scott’s Miracle-Gro gives me a little more than a green thumb
There’s a green little monster that’s come into our family. It all started with Miracle-Gro’s Premium Plants, which has sponsored this post.
Miracle-Gro reached out to me a couple months ago about hosting a giveaway and as part, I went and picked up their new product called Premium Plants. The kids were ecstatic to pick out the flowers, particularly my oldest, Logan. As I’ve said before, he loves to plant things.
Then we planted them and boy did they flourish! I have to … Read more ...
Reading my piece at BlogHer13’s VOTY keynote
Oh what a night. It’s long been most people’s favorite part of the BlogHer conference: Voices of the Year.
As I’ve mentioned before, I was one of the VOTY winners who was chosen to read during the evening’s keynote. To add icing on the cake, Queen Latifah was the host of the event.
All of the us VOTY readers were sitting backstage waiting for the show to begin. Our nerves were running wild, the funny girls got funnier, the quiet girls seemed to grow … Read more ...