Who Have You Helped Today?
Every day, I try to ask my daughters two questions: Who have you helped today? and Who has helped you today? The idea came to me from my teen-aged neighbor. She said the world would be a much better...
View ArticleThe Helping Habit
A month ago I posted “Who Have You Helped Today,” about my attempt to help the girls conclude each day with two thoughtful questions: Who have you helped today? Who has helped you? My hope was that...
View ArticleGood Ideas for the Procrastinating Gift Giver
The turkey leftovers have finally given out. The tree stands tall and decorated, at least its lower third. Now, the peak of the holiday season stretches before us. Perhaps I’m the only procrastinator,...
View ArticleSchool Volunteering
Believe it or not, last week marked my first volunteer engagement with my daughter’s kindergarten class. I’ve been slow to get involved not because I haven’t been asked (the volume of requests for...
View ArticleA Habit of Helping Hands
Doing Good Together’s creator and Executive Director Jenny Friedman recently asked me to take a look at the ways in which doing good has become a habit in our home. This was a good opportunity to take...
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A Baby & A Book
Baby, baby, baby. That is essentially all that is on my mind at the moment. Little Miss Three and Miss Kindergarten have a baby brother, as of a week ago! Doing good for our family this week primarily...
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Giving & Receiving at the Washburn Games
After participating in the second annual Washburn Games, our family is ready to sign up for next year! This was the first time I’ve involved the girls in fundraising for an event like this. They...
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Our Kind of World
Thanks to the suggestion of another Doing Good Together family, we’ve started a doing good journal. We call it “Our Kind of World” and it has helped redouble everyone’s efforts to notice the good that...
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Literary Toolbox: The Family Dinner
With beautiful illustrations, a treasury of innovative recipes, and great ideas for meaningful, memorable evening meals, The Family Dinner by Laurie David and Kristin Uhrenholdt is a book you’ll want...
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Kindness on Location: Volunteer Vacations Big & Small
Our family is excitedly preparing for our first vacation as a group of five. While traveling with 2 kids and a baby isn’t exactly care-free (ha!), it is definitely an adventure. Someday, I envision us...
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