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    Donna Schwartz Mills

    Donna Schwartz Mills

  • My Daughter, My Self

    "What's material science?" my daughter asked on our way to school one morning.

  • Roaring with Kindness

    Random acts of kindness occur all the time - but I think for most of us, they're rare. That's why I loved the concept of Yahoo!'s Ripples of Kindness campaign. It's kind of an experiment - to see if doing a kind thing for a stranger will move others to pay it forward and cause a -- well, a ripple.An

  • My Family's Holiday Tradition is No Tradition

    Eighteen years ago, I married the love of my life.He is a British ex-pat with a wonderful family who live 6,000 miles away. My own family lives about 400 miles from my home town of Los Angeles.

  • A Chip Off the Old Block - For Better or Worse

    This has been cross-posted from my personal blog, SoCal Mom. "What's material science?" my daughter asked on our way to school yesterday.