The Washington Times has recently revamped their online edition and has recruited teams of writers for their Communities section.   I was honored to be asked to head up the Family Today section on parenting and family topics, and I will be writing on WT several times a week.

Joining me are parenting writers whose work constantly engages and amazes:  Leticia Barr (also of Tech Savvy Mama), Beth Greer (also of Super Natural Mom), Kristen Hammond (also of Mommy Needs a Cocktail), Jessica Claire Haney (also of Crunchy-Chewy Mama),  Linda Kerr and Cara Fox (also of Baby Bunching), Kimberly Petro (also of Petroville) and some more awesome writers soon to be announced.  

Today I’m over on the Washington Times Communities at Family Today with a suggestion of reaching out to single mom friends on holidays: 

It’s the time of year when we volunteer at food banks or soup kitchens, write checks to charities and call those old people in our family that possibly don’t remember our names.

Maybe we hear that sappy Chistmas Shoes song on the local all-Christmas-all-the-time radio station and are inspired to pick up a second bacon egg and cheese bagel for the guy standing outside our coffee place. Or we pick up a Private Benjamin Special Edition Barbie on mega clearance for a Toys for Tots drive.

Or at least we think about doing these things, right?

I have a simpler, cheaper and equally important holiday kindness activity to suggest:  Invite that single mom you know over for your holiday dinner. 

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