As many of you know, I began my professional life as a teacher, first teaching English and literature to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and eventually ending my time in the field of education teaching 8th grade English along with 7th and 8th grade drama. Along the way I tutored kids in everything from basic… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Giving
Teaching Kids to Give This Holiday
I like to joke that my kids are spoiled, but not spoiled rotten. The fact is that in some ways they live a life of excess. Just last year they went to Walt Disney World three times – twice for work-related trips with me, and once for a fun weekend getaway. I’ve never said no… Continue Reading
Give Hope This Christmas Twitter Chat
With less than two weeks until Christmas, Samaritan’s Purse is inviting us to give hope this Christmas. Please join us this Wednesday evening for a very special chat about keeping Christ in Christmas, teaching our children to serve with a giving heart and more. The Samaritan’s Purse Gift Catalog offers 45 gifts that bring hope… Continue Reading
Living Font: Blessed So We Can Be a Blessing
“To love another person is to see the face of God.” - Les Miserables I’ll admit that starting out today’s Living Font post with a quote from a musical instead of scripture is a little strange. And yet after today’s sermon, these are the words that were ringing in my head. I remember being… Continue Reading
Glad to Give Twitter Party
The hottest item to give and exchange this holiday season is cookies. That’s because each cookie sent, sold or exchanged means more funds donated by The GLAD Products Company to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer for pediatric cancer research. It’s easy to get involved and help GLAD® meet its goal of exchanging one million cookies in… Continue Reading
30 Day Giving Challenge: Donating Gently Used Toys
This month I’ve been finding ways to give of my time, talents, and money every day from supporting friends to teaching Sunday School at my church. With the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to give the gently used toys your children no longer want or play with to children in… Continue Reading
Speak Now for Kids Twitter Chat Wednesday
I hope that you will be able to join us and help spread the word about a very important Twitter chat this week for Speak Now for Kids. Speak Now for Kids is an advocacy campaign of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals (N.A.C.H.) designed to engage child advocates in communicating with Congress before they… Continue Reading
