10 Unique Mother’s Day Gifts That Give Back

10 Unique Mother's Day Gifts That Give Back

Mother’s Day is a great opportunity to provide the women in our lives with tangible expressions of love. But what if there was a way you could do that while also tapping into the real heartbeat of a mom — helping other moms.

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18 Beautiful Quotes About Moms

Mother holding flowers with child hugging her

Let’s pause to celebrate moms. Enjoy these beautiful photos of and quotes about moms — from both great thinkers and sponsored children around the world!

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Flowers made from cardboard egg cartons

5 Free and Fun Family Activities to Do at Home

Need some fun family activities to do at home? Here are five great ideas to keep your family learning, growing and playing.

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chldren playing at the beach

40 Questions to Ask in Your Letters for Every Season of the Year

Do you sometimes find yourself in a letter-writing rut? Need some inspiration for writing letters to the child you sponsor? Look no farther than your calendar! Here’s a list of questions to ask your sponsored child based on seasons and holidays.

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You Make Me Hopeful for the Future of the World

You Make Me Hopeful for the Future of the World

Last week a radio host asked me in an interview to make a statement about the state of the world and how difficult it is to raise kids in this current cultural climate. My answer disappointed her. She was hoping for doom and gloom mixed with some religious jargon about how these are signs of the end of things. Instead, I told her that raising kids in this world feels hopeful. Hope. Full.

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Give the Gift of Experiences This Mother's Day

Give the Gift of Experiences This Mother’s Day

Ask most mothers what they want for Mother’s Day, and you’ll get more “moments” than “stuff.” Which makes sense. What mom wants more things to put away or dust around? They want moments of quiet, rest, adventure and togetherness.

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How to Encourage a Mother in Poverty

How to Encourage a Mother in Poverty

The moms of the children our program serves are like every mom. They pray that their children are healthy. They weep when their children suffer. They work tirelessly to provide for food, shelter and a better future. And you have an opportunity to encourage them too.

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Graphic showing mothers and children helped in 2013

What’s the Reality for Mothers Around the World?

There are 2 billion moms in the world. How can we help mothers around the world who live in extreme poverty?

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Mother holding her daughter by a wood pile outside their home in India

How Can We Be a Voice for Mothers?

Those are the mothers who, on this Mother’s Day in America, we want to remember and honor and write about. We want to remember those mothers who labor from dusk to dawn and work to put food on their table and pray that their children are safe.

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Mother’s Day: Every Day of the Year

What’s your mother’s name?

With Mother’s Day coming up, I’ve been reflecting on how much this question really matters. It’s not that a mother’s name is particularly important unto itself; it’s more that the name embodies a woman, a woman with a unique story, a woman who no matter what story she lives every day is deeply connected with her children (and maybe even children that she has not physically given birth to). (more…)

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