Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

  • Always better when we’re together

    27 Jun 2017

    “The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.” Jack Ma This past weekend was the…

  • Purpose and a punchbowl

    02 Jun 2017

    It is graduation season and along with graduations come a slew of commencement speeches. Last year, I was asked to…

  • The gift of mentoring

    24 May 2017

    “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”  Benjamin Franklin A few…

  • A season for service

    22 May 2017

    They say all good things must come to an end. My question is when do you know? This month I…

  • The journey continues

    19 May 2017

    I am not a stalker, but lets face it…we all like to follow certain people, whether on Instagram or in…

  • Alliance of Moms

    10 May 2017

    This upcoming weekend we will celebrate our moms for Mother’s Day. Last week, I had an incredible conversation with two…

  • If Nuns Ruled the World….

    19 Apr 2017

    I was at the bookstore recently and came across a book entitled, If Nuns Ruled The World. I thumbed through it because…

  • Rise

    20 Mar 2017

      The other day, as I rapidly scanned my very full email inbox, a letter for an upcoming women’s conference caught my…

  • Circling back and moving forward

    08 Mar 2017

    If you have been a long time reader of Charity Matters, you know I have certain causes, as we all…

  • Nothing sweeter than Girl Scouts

    01 Mar 2017

    Late February and early March may be a gloomy time of the year in most parts of the country, but…

  • When one spark ignites another

    20 Jan 2017

    While I know this has been a crazy week with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday and the Presidential…

  • Its never too late to write your own ending..

    18 Jan 2017

    When I heard the words, “It’s never too late to write your own ending.” I knew I needed and wanted to…

  • The spirit of giving

    21 Dec 2016

    “Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people.…

  • 826Valencia

    30 Nov 2016

    There is something magical and cathartic about writing. For me, it is a time to hear my inner voice and…