Helping mom and kids with books!
Tammy Barry thinks she has the best job in the world and I can’t blame her. At Mercy Learning Center in Connecticut, moms study English as a second language, prepare to earn their high school equivalency degrees, and learn life skills essential to success in America. Meanwhile, their children spend the day in [...]

Making dry cleaning more environmentally friendly!
Did you know that only 1 percent of plastic bags are recycled worldwide? Were you aware that there are 46,000 pieces of plastic litter floating in every square mile of ocean? When on the sailing trip recently to Belize, I was horrified to literally be in the middle of nowhere and on this tiny island, [...]

Avaaz gives new meaning to “voice”!
A global online community is making a massive impact. Last week they made sure that whales weren’t hunted legally and today they are attempting to save an Iranian woman from being stoned. This organization caught my attention a few months ago and they are definitely one you want to notice. For every person who [...]

From Baking Cookies to Changing the Lives of Girls In Africa
Almost 20 years ago, Ann Cotton, visited Zimbabwe, Africa to find out why girl’s school enrollment in rural areas was so low. She discovered that the primary obstacle was poverty. Families couldn’t afford to buy books or pay school fees for all their children, so they had to choose who would receive an [...]

A mother goes nuts!
Most mothers would agree that raising a family is a full-time career. Now add to that already full-time job the fact that your children are adopted from a foreign country. That puts an extra spin on things, doesn’t it? How easy would it be to say, “I already have my hands full! [...]

Teens Turning Green
Have you ever thought that you just can’t have your dream? Maybe you’ve always wanted to build a retreat for single moms, or a camp for disabled kids. Perhaps you’ve wanted to go to Africa and help feed orphans or save an endangered species. It’s easy to think, “I’m too young, too old, too [...]

A new beginning
It feels like forever since I sat down and wrote my blog. I have actually been waiting for my web gal to make some changes so I could let you know what was happening. Beginning about the middle of June, this will again be a very regular blog but with a new theme. [...]

Is this the beginning of the end?
I really have tried to stay away from the media on the Gulf oil spill because it is too upsetting. Already up to my eyeballs in research that at times has made me sick to my stomach, had me crying or downright outraged in the area of breast health, dealing with the oil spill [...]

Jamie Oliver On TED
This morning with tears in my eyes I watched Jamie Oliver’s 20 minute talk to the audience of TED. Please take 20 minutes out of your day and watch this amazing young father, activist and social entrepreneur. There is a powerful message in what he has to say but he also is a [...]

Are You Opinionated Enough?
The other day I saw a slogan that said, “I’m not opinionated. I’m just always right.” I haven’t stopped smiling about it. Especially as I am writing a particularly controversial book, it is impossible to not be opinionated. As a matter of fact, I absolutely need to be. In looking at whether [...]