Today's Worthy Wednesday Guest Post is by my awesome friend Lindsay. We have known each other a long time now but recently Lindsay became a very close friend and I'm so happy to have her in my inner circle.... It’s difficult to sit by when someone you love is sick. You feel helpless. When my stepfather was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease almost ten years ago, I wanted to do ...
Worthy Wednesdays
2 Great Ways to Support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation-Guest Post
Think as one person you can't make a difference in the world? The late "Alex" Scott was 4 years old in 2000 and decided she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to find a cure for children's cancer. Although Alex passed away in 2004 of cancer herself, today her mission lives on and Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has thousands of supporters and has raised millions of dollars to ...
Worthy Wednesday: Mix. Pour. Find a cure!
Today's Worthy Wednesday post is written by my dear, sweet, wonderful, powerful friend Trish Adkins. Without having found Trish, my life would be boring and missing a key element of that amazing, supportive friend that always tries to push you towards goodness, cheers you on and never is competitive only complimentary. I hope I am half the friend to Trish that she is to me.....Please take a ...
Worthy Wednesdays: One Punky Mama’s Preeclampsia Story
Today's guest post is from my new friend Nicole! Nicole shares her story of pregnancy and preeclampsia. Thank you Nicole for taking the time to reflect and relive your preeclampsia experiences to to share with us.... My name is Nicole, and I am the mother of 3 children - ages 13, 9 and 7. I have experienced pre-eclampsia with all of my pregnancies. This is one of my ...
Worthy Wednesdays: This One is for You
Today's guest post is written by Tracy Schwartz. Tracy's mother Susan was part of a very small group of women, including my Aunt, that were the best of friends since childhood. Please take a moment to read how Tracy is honoring her mother.... June 6, 2010 my mother, Susan Schwartz lost her battle to Breast Cancer after fighting for 17 years. She was just short of her 51st birthday ...
Worthy Wednesdays: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Today I am happy to feature a guest post from my friend Jill. Take a moment to read about her story and her beautiful boy Mason My life was forever changed on December 20, 2012 when I heard the following words... "Your son has an Autism Spectrum Disorder" Those words make you numb. And still. And your brain goes silent. And that is not the worst part. An hour later after ...
Worthy Wednesday: Streak for Stroke
While pregnant with twins Kim had preeclampsia which caused Mikey to have a stroke in utero. Read about Mikey who now has Cerebral Palsy and how he and his family are trying to "Streak" for Pediatric Stroke Awareness. See how they are raising money for CHASA to help other kids with CP Let me introduce myself by letting you know I’m a what-if kind of gal. I go through all kinds of ridiculous ...
Worthy Wednesdays: Duo it Duo for Pets
What were you doing when you were 10 years old? Playing Little League? Playing with Barbies? Changing people’s lives and donating thousands of dollars of supplies? Meet Lucy and Alex of Do it Duo for Pets. Lucy and Alex met and became best friends in pre-school starting at age 5. When Hurricane Sandy hit, the girls were 10 years old. They were very upset about the destruction and all the pictures ...
Worthy Wednesday: Power of a Purse
By Estelle Sobel Erasmus I am on the Board of Directors of Mothers & More, a fantastic 25-year-old non-profit that provides support, education and advocacy for mothers through: Creating a network of national chapters and online networking forums by and for mothers encompassing non-judgmental communication and peer support Offering webinars that give our members exposure to authors, ...
Worthy Wednesday: Moms Clean Air Force 5k and Fun Run
Celebrate Earth Day with the Family at the Kid's Fun Run Earth Day is the prefect time to teach our children about the importance of protecting our environment. As parents, our children serve as a great motivator to join the fight to ensure aclean air and healthy environment for generations to come. Taking our kids out to enjoy nature in a fun environment inspires awareness and action for ...
Worthy Wednesday: Watermelon Magic
Today's Worthy Wednesday post is about Watermelon Magic, a children's film! I feel in love with the trailer and I know you will too!! Are you interested in healthy food and science education for your children? Want to teach them all about how plants grow with amazing time-lapse images set to lyrical guitar music? Do you find that big science center films just don’t click with the 10 and under ...
Worthy Wednesdays-Support Center for Child Advocates-Philly
I had supported the Support Center for Child Advocates financially in the past. I had even attended the Annual Benefit Reception and Auction last year. But this year a law school friend who works for the non-profit had called on me to help with the Annual Holiday Toy Drive and work with staff and volunteers over several weeks. It was very hands on and I definitely got an inside look on one of the ...
