We are making cards and collecting professional clothes for our local homeless! We are collecting cards from kids and professional clothes from our adults this month for the “Cut the Hate, Share the Love” event in February. This event is a makeover day for our local homeless with haircuts and professional clothes for them to…
The holidays are coming to a close but kids and families who need assistance with necessities still need our help as 2017 rolls around. To kick off our 2017 year of giving, helping and showing that kids can make a difference too, we will be helping get food to these families to start their year…
Each year I feel a bit guilty at the gluttony of gifts my kids enjoy over the holidays. Each November I find myself setting days aside to go through their playroom to clear out toys they no longer play with anticipating the influx of new in December. They have a difficult time letting go of…
The holiday season is here and there are a more people and causes that need assistance than we care to count, but we have selected a couple for our group this year. But first, I want to share a good article an ISP’er shared with me on how to raise grateful kids. I know I…
This month’s challenge is for us parents, friends, or anyone you can pass this off to that is an adult or old enough to drive. A friend of mine posted last night on social media that she stopped someone leaving the same bar who was highly impaired and getting in his car to please consider…
The picture above is of my littles age 2.5 doing their first Operation Christmas Child Box, and they haven’t stopped since! So many of us want to help others during the holidays but don’t know where to start or which one to choose. Allow me to make it EASY for you this year. I want…
Tomorrow we weigh in our votes in probably the most controversial election this country has ever witnessed. Although those that know me know which side I lean towards, I do not believe in bombarding social media, my friends or even acquaintances with my political beliefs. I am ready for this election to be over mainly because…
It’s the amazing time of year again with giving, gratitude and gifting kindness to those less fortunate. Every year I am asked where people can serve on Thanksgiving Day and/or where they can help feed those not as fortunate this year during the holidays. The OWW Thanksgiving Spectacular has options for both this year. Below…
Halloween. My absolute favorite holiday. It starts with all the décor (ours did in fact go up September 6th this year – per request of my kids of course), builds throughout October with pumpkin patches, events all month long for children, school dress up days, parties for kids and adults and ending with ecstatic children…
Bullying is a common topic in this day and age, affects kids of all ages all across the country, when researched is many times one of the initial reasons as to what drives a teen to violence with school shootings, and sadly what is the leading cause of death among our young. Some statistics on…