How To Bring Warm To Those in Need During The Holidays
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #LayerOnLove #CollectiveBias My abuela used to say: “The more you give, the…
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Empowering Mothers to Financial Stewardship at the #MotivatedMom Tour
This sponsored post is a recap of my participation in The #MotivatedMom Tour in Atlanta. All opinions are mine alone. #MotivatedMom #PruEmpowersMoms #HiltonCelebrates #CokeGivesBackNA From as young as I can remember…
Love Knows No Borders: How To Help Refugees
A few months after the Syrian refugee crisis unfolded, a group of friends organized a volunteer team to support a local refugee program. Last December a family from Colombia arrived…
How Sandy Hook Changed My Parenting
I didn’t lose a loved one that morning in Sandy Hook Elementary. But as many other parents that were watching the horrific news through a television screen, life never felt…
We Need Your Help To Stop Hunger Now
This #GivingTuesday post has been sponsored by Stop Hunger Now in conjunction with the NC Blogger Network. . Have you ever felt so hungry that your stomach hurts? I haven’t felt this way…
Because We Won’t Wait
Thanks to Moms Rising‘s invitation, I had the opportunity to be with 1200 women from all over the country from different walks of life in the We Won’t Wait Summit in Washington…
I Left My Heart in the Amazon Rainforest
As a young girl, the Amazon rainforest was not on my bucket list of places that I wanted to visit in my home country. I wrongly thought it was another area…
How You Can Help Ecuador Earthquake Victims
Last Saturday night I received a text message from my mother-in-law asking if my family in Ecuador was safe after the earthquake. What? Earthquake? Around 7 pm local time, a…
Teaching Kids About Voting: Ideas and Resources
Our country is living a busy election year. As parents, we need to teach our kids why voting is important and how every vote impacts our present and future. Children…
Another Benefit Of Bilingualism: Be A Voice
One of the many responsibilities of working as an interpreter in a hospital setting is to be an advocate. Many times patients are unable to express themselves. Through questions,…