ISP’s Day at the Wounded Warrior Paralympics & The Inspiring Athletes
An amazing event normally held in Colorado was brought to Camp Pendleton this past Tuesday until March 11th. Once a year all the Wounded Warriors in our armed services (Army Marine Corp., Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force and Special Operations) come out and demonstrate their best. We were fortunate enough to be asked to come support and assist… Details
Our Valentine’s Day & How Families Can Help Kids With Broken Hearts
Each year one week in February is Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week. Along with Valentine’s Day this year we celebrated CHD Awareness Week at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s Heart Patient Reunion Party. Other than dropping off donations to CHOC, we have not been there since Angel’s surgery in 2013. For those of you… Details
Announcing Our Kids Contest Winner & Unveiling the NEW Characters!
It’s that time! The numbers are in, counted and counted again from Facebook and mostly email submissions. We had so many amazing entries and incredibly creative kids showing us how kind their imaginations can be. It goes to prove that if we give kids – of any age – the opportunity to use their creativity… Details
What The Super Bowl Ads Are Teaching Us About 2015 And Why Our Kids Need Us to Listen
Did anyone else notice anything different this year with the Super Bowl ads? One of our favorite American pastimes is always coupled by the best commercials of the year. Some take the heartstring approach while generally our favorites tend to be pure comedic genius. Straight away though my husband and I noticed a stark difference… Details
ISP’s NEW WEBSITE! Free, Simple Resources to Teach Kids Kindness & Compassion
…..and they certainly have! Introducing our new & improved website for the Infinite Smile Project! A great big hug and thanks to the amazing Nathanael – the web design guy all the way over in Ireland. We are so thankful to have found you and can’t wait to meet you face to face later this… Details2015-What’s In The Works at ISP to Teach Our Kids to Learn Compassion & Community In An Unsettled World
This past Sunday, January 4th, marked two important days in our house. I turned 40 and the Infinite Smile Project turned 1. Angel and Peanuts remembered in their half sleep to tell me “Happy Birthday” first thing in the morning but they also to my surprised remembered how we spent my birthday last year –… DetailsOur Final Post & Thoughts On Year 1 of ISP|Happy Holidays!
As Christmas is upon us and our family festivities are about to begin for the next two weeks, everywhere I went I was asked that same question, “Do you have all your Christmas shopping done?”. Nope. “Are you close?”. Not at all, not even close….not a single thing done. BUT, we managed to get… DetailsA Little Reminder of What The Season Is All About In Our Last 5 Days
We have been roaming around town with our volunteers and Kid Ambassadors spreading smiles. Have you come across one of our Kindness Reindeer? He provides a nice back scratch, just because he is – you know- kind. Would Santa hire any other sort of reindeer? We are only 5 days away from the end of our fundraiser. We are only… Details
