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An Email From Women For Women

Dear Racquel, International Women’s Day is a chance to stand with the women of southern Sudan, Rwanda, Afghanistan or any other country where we work and proclaim that women have rights and value. They are worthy of celebration and honor.  They are worthy of the economic and social change. Racquel, hundreds of supporters have added…

Women For Women On 60 Minutes

I just received this email a few minutes ago from Women for Women International. This is an AMAZING segment on 60 minutes. If you can’t watch it live, record it. 60 Minutes – re-airing “War Against Women” Sunday, August 17 7:00pm ET Dear Racquel, CNN’s Anderson Cooper will be highlighting the plight of women in…

This Thing Called Motherhood…

It feels a little ‘unstylish’ for lack of a better word to be writing about motherhood just as the ultimate celebration of fatherhood looms front and center. But, what can I say…this is what’s on my mind. In contemplating what motherhood has been and continues to mean in my life, I wonder whether it is…

May 9, 2008 Weekend Challenge

Sunday is Mother’s Day, and my challenge for you is to reach out to the Mom’s you love. Reach out to all the special women in your life that have made an impact on you. For me, I am going to do something a little different this year.  This year, I am going to be…

Imagine

As I sat down this evening to write this post about Women for Women International and their Iraq program, I struggled to find the right words to convey to you the absolute need for programs such as these. Instead of words, I found images… Pictures in my mind and heart that spoke more clearly and…