This is a sponsored post in partnership with Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program. Although October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is a topic I think about year-round. My own maternal aunt has battled it several times and I know so many personal friends who are either going through it now, or have a very close family member... Read more →
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Why I Support Children's Hospitals and Children's Miracle Network #HelpKidsLiveBetter
This is a sponsored conversation in support of the 2016 Children’s Miracle Network Annual Fundraising Campaign. All opinions are my own. Our local children's hospital has a special place in my heart for many reasons. Ranking at the top of that list has to do with when my 3rd born son developed RSV as an infant. What started out as... Read more →
{giveaway}: Give Back to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals with Pampers Swaddlers
I've been so blessed with 5 healthy children. Other than the occasional bump, bruise, a broken thumb, and a few stitches, my kids have spent little time in emergency rooms. I know first-hand, though, that there are so many parents out there who have kids with life-threatening illnesses who have a very different experience. Thankfully, organizations like the Children's Miracle... Read more →
Help Fight Hunger with Walmart | #WeSparkChange
I'm honored to be working with The Motherhood in spreading awareness about the #WeSparkChange campaign and helping fight hunger. All thoughts shared are my own. You hear it everyday, I'm sure. Hunger is a daily struggle for some people and the that struggle is VERY real, yo! Think there's nothing you can do about it? WRONG! From now till May... Read more →
Help End Child Hunger | Map the Meal Gap and How We Can Help
Although I've partnered with The Motherhood to share this about ConAgra's Child Hunger Ends Here program, I'm extremely passionate about this topic, thus, all opinions expressed are my own. No one is the boss of me! So many travesties plague our nation {and our world, for that matter} these days. Child hunger is certainly one of those horrific truths that... Read more →
You Can Help End Child Hunger with ConAgra Foods #ChildHunger
Although I've partnered with The Motherhood to share this about ConAgra's Child Hunger Ends Here program, I'm extremely passionate about this topic, thus, all opinions expressed are my own. No one is the boss of me! My kids love to eat. All four of them! I can't imagine them being able to function through their day without knowing when or... Read more →
Support the Impactful and Life-Changing Work of Teachers with Office Depot #TeachersChangeLives #CGC
Growing up, I always felt I had the best teachers. I felt like I had an amazing public school education. It never even occurred to me that a kid could have it any better. I was wrong. It was a no-brainer decision for hubs and I to send our kids to private school once our oldest started. Even though the... Read more →
Help Hungry Children in Your Community with #SIMPLEGiving
{This post is a collaborative effort in conjuction with The Motherhood and Champions for Kids. All opinions expressed are my own. No one is the boss of me!} We all know that there are children in our communties who are hungry. Plain and simple. Last month I was so privileged and honored to have taken part in a local event... Read more →
Nourishing Our Nation: The Great American #MilkDrive | Watch the Milk Life Livestream #spon
{Disclosure: I am working with The Great American Milk Drive campaign and am being compensated for my work in this campaign, however I am a big fan of milk and its health benefits. As such, all thoughts and opinions are my own. No one is the boss of me!} I'm beyond THRILLED to be serving as the Kansas City, Missouri... Read more →
I #StandWithCVS for Kick Butts Day | #MakeTobaccoHistory
One of the biggest dangers I often tell my children about is smoking. Tobacco use seems to be on the rise these days everywhere I look, even with more and more non-smoking areas there are out in public. I was thrilled at the opportunity to help promote Kick Butts Day. Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that... Read more →
