I am all about companies that give back in some way, and one of my favorite companies, Uncommon Goods, knows it’s Better to Give. I’ve given so many gifts from their awesome site because it’s like giving two gifts in one. With every purchase you make, Uncommon Goods donates $1.00 to the Better to Give…
As the United States celebrates its birthday today, South Sudan gets ready to celebrate its birthday later this week. The youngest country in the world, South Sudan turns five on July 9. Although the country was founded during a time of peace, children born that year only have memories of violence. Since the war broke…
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine. Although you’d think we’d be past this by now, single women still seem to be stigmatized in most cultures. Even in the United States, women who aren’t married by a certain age are considered “spinsters.” In China, that certain age is 25, and…
Michael and I have supported CARE for many years because it’s a great humanitarian organization. Its mission is to fight global poverty, and we love that it focuses on working alongside poor women, understanding that if you equip women with the proper resources, they can lift whole communities out of poverty. Now, CARE is launching…
November is National Family Caregivers Month — the perfect time to acknowledge and celebrate the 40 million unpaid caregivers in the United States. Surprisingly most caregivers — those who attend to someone else’s daily needs — are not paid professionals but are simply family members or friends who are also working and managing their own…
