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Wednesday’s Child: Ari

November 23, 2016

Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .

That’s what SHE said

November 21, 2016

Here are some of things I read this week that made me think. (These are just snippets – click on the title to read the whole thing). How Donald Trump is leading the transformation to turn the Republican Party into the new KKK from Daily News “The phrase “alt-right” was coined by one of the most bigoted, racist, white supremacists in America — Richard Betrand Spencer. He is the brain of the alt-right movement — which is nothing more than white supremacist bigotry by a new name. In . . .

Let’s avoid what’s going on in the world and talk about pool tile!

November 20, 2016

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Friday Finds: Holiday Gallery Wall

November 19, 2016

Instagram Round-Up

November 18, 2016

A recap of all things Instagram that happened this week... One of my favorite holiday memories ever: watching everyone play Feliz Navidad on kazoos at @beerandhymnsoc. We are doing it again December 4th. You should join us A video posted by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) on Nov 18, 2016 at 9:23am PST Take it easy. A photo posted by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) on Nov 18, 2016 at 12:27am PST Can't say enough about @readingbugbox! Another . . .

The season of phlegm: on avoiding Flu FOMO

November 18, 2016

This post was sponsored by Clorox Warning: California resident about to whine about winter. Temper resentment accordingly. I hate winter. I HATE IT. I’ve never liked it. I spent most of my childhood in Central Florida, where the winter was a time when you wore a cardigan over your tank top. When I was 18, I decided I wanted to college somewhere where I could “experience the seasons”. But really, I did this with all the anthropological curiosity of someone going to live with an ancient . . .

Grove Collaborative Favorites

November 18, 2016

Sharing some of my favorite natural products from Grove Collaborative. . . .

It’s Grove gift-with-purchase time!

November 16, 2016

I was recently turned on to a site called Grove Collaborative. They sell all-natural products . . . everything from skin care to diapers to cleaning products with brands like Mrs. Meyer’s, Tom's of Maine, and Dr. Bronners. They carry a lot of brands I already love, but at much better prices. I've also discovered some new items that I love. (Their line of natural lip balm? I'm obsessed. Vanilla mint for the win.) A couple times a year they run these amazing promotions and today, they've got . . .

Wednesday’s Child: Jorge

November 16, 2016

The alt-right movement harassed my family for having black children, and Trump is considering their leader for Chief of Staff

November 12, 2016

If you care about me and my family, I hope you will read this. As many of you know, this year my family was targeted and harassed by a white-supremacy group known as the "alt-right" for having adopted black children. Their attack was brutal and relentless. They inundated all of my social media sites with racist memes, posting altered racist photos of my young children and suggesting violence towards me and sexual behavior in regards to my kids. The harassment moved to 4Chan where my . . .