every mother counts.

there’s a lot of worthy places to give your money and time to.  a lot that deserve all of it, and then some.  animal shelters, homeless shelters, school systems, ecological causes… certainly there’s a cause for every one of us to find something that we feel passionately about.  

this mother’s day, i’m talking about every mother counts.  i had two complication-free births with all of the hospital’s resources at my fingertips had i needed them, not to mention nine months of prenatal care before that.  there’s many women, too many, who don’t have this.  they don’t have prenatal care, they don’t have a clean environment to birth their babies in, and they don’t have medical attention post birth were something to arise.  they love their babies just as i do, but aren’t guaranteed they’ll be there to raise them if they were to experience a life-threatening complication.  a complication that, if they had the proper medical attention, would be entirely preventable.  this is not okay.

while we all may find a cause we’re passionate about, we don’t always have the funds to match that passion.  that’s where huggies comes in.  they’re asking for one simple step (a selfie!  how easy is that!) to nominate your favorite cause.  it can be a local cause (the school library or your favorite playground that’s in need of some love) all the way to something bigger (every mother counts or, my other favorite, kiva!).  for this mother’s day, i donated to every mother counts.

and if i win the grant, that’s going to them too.

so post your own!  and have a happy mother’s day.