Friday Question: What Song Reminds You of Your Child?
This week Amy Hillis of Ohio, USA asks our World Moms Blog writers,
“What song reminds you of your child or children?”
Here’s what they had to say… (more…)
Christmas Interrupted
I appreciate Christmas this year, I REALLY do, even if it’s more of the secular parts. Decorating the house and gathering with friends and family — I really look forward to these. But, I couldn’t say the same for the past two Christmases, and there is more to why this year the holiday will be extra-special for me…
You see, the past two years at Christmas I was grieving, grieving the loss of numerous early pregnancies, and I was a little lost in the empty feeling inside of me. It was really difficult to avoid the topic of baby when you’re celebrating a holiday that revolves around, well…the birth of a baby. (more…)
Jennifer Burden
Jennifer Burden is the Founder and CEO of World Moms Network, an award winning website on global motherhood, culture, human rights and social good. World Moms Network writes from over 30 countries, has over 70 contributors and was listed by Forbes as one of the “Best 100 Websites for Women”, named a “must read” by The New York Times, and was recommended by The Times of India. She was also invited to Uganda to view UNICEF’s family health programs with Shot@Life and was previously named a “Global Influencer Fellow” and “Social Media Fellow” by the UN Foundation. Jennifer was invited to the White House twice, including as a nominated "Changemaker" for the State of the World Women Summit. She also participated in the One Campaign’s first AYA Summit on the topic of women and girl empowerment and organized and spoke on an international panel at the World Bank in Washington, DC on the importance of a universal education for all girls. Her writing has been featured by Baby Center, Huffington Post, ONE.org, the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life, and The Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists.” She is currently a candidate in Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs in the Executive Masters of Public Affairs program, where she hopes to further her study of global policies affecting women and girls. Jennifer can be found on Twitter @JenniferBurden.
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Two Halves Do Not Always Equal a Whole
When I became a stay at home mom 5 years ago, I knew it was the right decision for me. I had been working in a recruiter role with a heavy sales component and worked around the clock. I am the type of person who gets totally engrossed in her work. I also am kind of a perfectionist control freak. So I knew once I had a child, I would want to be able to focus 100% of my time and attention at home and not feel pulled in multiple directions with work. With how I am wired up, I had a hunch I would make myself miserable if I felt like I was always only giving partial attention to work and partial attention to my baby. (more…)
Taking the Leap: A Family Journey to Asia
Nine months ago we uprooted our little family of four and moved halfway around the world, to the tropical half-island of Timor-Leste (East Timor). The physical process of relocating was a monumental feat (one that I don’t want to repeat anytime soon) and the tear-filled goodbyes were hard. Yet the idea of trading our comfortable Oregon life for a new home in one of the poorest countries in Asia seemed…well, normal.
I’d never been to Timor, or even SE Asia, for that matter. Most people I talked with had never heard of the country I was moving to and even I had to quickly educate myself. Though I’d spent many years living overseas as an adult, I’d never done it with kids. Let alone twin two-year olds. It was a daunting undertaking, but the timing felt right, and we were ready for a new adventure. (more…)
Create Art Every Day
I am an artist. I’ve discovered my inner passion for art at the ripe age of 35. I’m no Mary Cassatt or Frida Kahlo but I am definitely a right-brained individual. Hey, Grandma Moses didn’t discover her inner talent of being an artist until the tender age of 76! I discovered my love of art through teaching my children about it. My motto is to have my daughters create art every day.
I home-school my two daughters, they are ages five and two-years-old. I am currently in my second year of home-schooling. Last year I home-schooled my oldest daughter for preschool. During the preschool year I created art lessons on various artists such as: Jackson Pollock, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Jacob Lawrence, Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol and Georgia O’Keeffe. I found while researching these artists and creating activities to tie into the lessons for my daughter, I became inspired. (more…)
Travel Itinerary for Week of December 20th!
We’re going from Cape Cod, to Seattle to East Timor and back this week! Get ready to be inspired in the arts and crafts department by our homeschooling mom, Courtney Cappallo, in Massachusetts, USA on Monday! Courtney tells us about her newfound passion and how she has her daughter “Create Art Everyday” in her new post!
Tuesday we’re in East Timor in the Pacific for the first time with our new writer, Shaula Bellour! Shaula talks about her global life and how she wound up in “the field” again with her husband and twin 3 year-olds. Come live vicariously through her global adventures!
Wednesday, we’re in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. with yet another new writer to World Moms Blog, Tara B.! Tara debates balancing the attention of one mom between two children while her husband is working. After adding another child to her family, she wonders how other mothers do it…
Thursday, Veronica Samuels is back to talk about her two worst Christmases and how she somehow managed to get through them on her post about getting through pregnancy loss from New Jersey, USA.
And, Friday is Friday Question Day!
We welcome our two new writers, Shaula and Tara, this week and hope you will join us on our journey this week on World Moms Blog!
Traveling or meeting friends and families for the Holidays? World Moms Blog grows readers and writers by word of mouth, and if you like us, help us spread the word! Additional international mothers living outside the United States who would like to write for us are welcomed!
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