Mom It Forward

In the mom community, kids and cooking is a hot topic and most moms have at least one child who loves to cook and bake along side with them.

No one can be Mary Poppins, but everyone—mothers, moms at heart, or any of us who have the ability to influence others—has the opportunity to have Mary Poppins-like moments and be a positive role model.

So June just whizzed right on by. Truly...the last thing I remember it was Memorial Day weekend and BOOM now you can’t throw a rock without hitting a red-white-and-blue dessert post.

April was a good one, folks. Lots of good stuff on the world wide web and lots of fun at our house. We felt the big spring tease here and promptly rushed out to buy sunglasses...

One of the best ways to teach your children to be service-oriented is to model the behavior for them. With that in mind, I created the Summer of Service (SOS) Challenge. It's easy, fun, and will make a big difference.

Raised with a passion for volunteering, Jyl launched Mom It Forward, an organization devoted to harnessing social networking tools to make an impact on the lives of women across the globe.