The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 16.

It’s late so this will be short. I know this challenge is about giving but tonight I want to say thank you for something I received. On Saturday two very good friends came to my rescue. We have a bedroom that has been designated as our home office. No one has officed in it for [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 15.

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. ~ C.S. Lewis

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 14.

I’m about to drop into bed, I’m so tired. I was the recipient of a great, gracious gift today.  We have an upstairs bedroom that has been designated as our office.  But it really is the drop-off room.  Anything that didn’t have a home got dropped into the drop-off room.  There was barely room to walk [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 13.

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. ~Sir Winston Churchill  I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. ~ Maya Angelou How do you say “thank you” for sunshine or health… for clear days or gentle rains…for happiness, joy [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 12.

I’ve written about Joe and the SuperStars here, and here. This is part 3 of the story. When Joe said he was calling his students the SuperStars, I thought to myself, “Self, let’s create an identity for the students that focuses on that title. SuperStars.” So I went home and asked my 12-yr old son, Little J, [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 11.

    Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!”  William Arthur Ward

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 10. Classroom Library.

I wrote about getting together a classroom library for Mr. Hays and his SuperStars here. Well, this morning, a picture showed up in my inbox. What a way to start my morning.  I truly almost started crying, realizing that sending out the call for help resulted in such bounty and encouragement for Joe and the [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 9. Official Announcement.

Well, finally, I can announce something that happened several weeks ago but I didn’t want to talk about it until I had it in my hands.  Now I have it: Remember that I entered my friend Joe in a contest to win a $100 OfficeMax giftcard? He, and his SuperStars, WON!  In fact, he won four times, [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 8.

1 Peter 4:7 Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 7. Honoring Our Veterans.

Veterans Day is fast approaching.  You know how I know?  All the Veterans Day sales. Seriously though, if you check the calendar, you will find it on Wednesday, November 11.  My dad was a vet of the Korean War.  He never talked much about it, but I do have some precious pictures of him which give [...]