Spiritual

For this the third idea, I found these amazing sites for you to ponder. A dear friend of mine, Diane is involved in crocheting and knitting Chemo therapy caps for cancer patients. Diane sends what she makes to Bev’s Country Cottage where they are given to the patients.

Don’t leave their heads bare this Season. Give them a hug from near or far. Head Huggers gives you patterns and designs. Get creative, learn a new art and help someone else.

A woman’s hair is her glory and a bald child tugs at the heart. Women, men and children, even babies are not immune to this horrific disease. It leaves them without hair on any part of their body. Give a gift that will stay with them in their toughest time.

If you do not know how to make anything, you can donate to Brimming With Love the makings of a cap, whether knitted, crocheted or sewn.

I leave you with a blessing this day: God bless you this season of love, the season of giving, the Christmas season where we celebrate His love for us all. Make it what it always was, a birthday for Jesus!

Merry Christmas!

As I promised I will come up with a few ideas till the end of this wonderful season to celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus.

What if with just $25 dollars you can change the life of someone on the other side of the world. Have you heard of KIVA Loans?

Nafisa lives in Changamwe, Kenya and owns a salon business which has been in operation for one year. She is married and has three children, two of whom are in school. She is also employed elsewhere.

Alice is 32 years old and lives in the town of Kireka in Uganda. She is married and has four children, three of whom are currently in school. For the past twelve years, Alice has been working hard to manage her vegetable stall, which sells different kinds of fresh produce.

What if for just a few dollars you can change the lives of some people this wonderful time of year. What if we together can give them hope and something to look forward to. They are not looking for a handout, they receive the loan and then return it. Your money is then used again to loan another person of your choice.

When you go to the site you will see so many choices, so many people, so much need. If you open your heart this season, this might be something to look into.

Join the many who have opened their hearts and purses becoming part of the solution.

Merry Christmas and let us return the season to who it belongs to, our Lord Jesus and His birth.

One of the hardest things to do is decide on Christmas giving. If part of your offering is to others, then this should not come as a surprise.

Over the next few days, I will suggest to you several venues. Take me up on one or all but think of at least one of the suggestions seriously.

For today it is my favorite people of Smile Train.

No child should grow with such facial deformity. But with a few dollars a year, each child could get the surgery needed. This Christmas make someone smile for real. Give a mother’s heart comfort, a child confidence and yourself the satisfaction of knowing you did something for someone else.

Yes, this is one cause close to my heart. Don’t ask me why! I have no reason, just is.

Merry Christmas with a big smile!

Christmas is coming! So this year instead of asking your children for a list of things and wishes for themselves, ask them what they want to buy someone else.

Yes, a little radical? Not at all! Christmas is about giving not getting, right? So, start at home. Here are some tips:

1. For every toy your children get, they have to give you one they do not want. It cannot be broken or useless. Something they hung onto because more is better.
2. Adopt a family. Buy for someone else this year. The economy is hard on everyone, so find a family that needs help this year and buy them presents.
3. Take the children shopping for someone else. And, for that one day, do not allow them to express their wants. Training is your responsibility as a parent.
4. Give a family a gift card from the grocery store. Give someone a great Christmas dinner.
5. Set aside some money. Randomly give people some of it on the street. Do not stop to find out who they are or what they do with it. Just give it away. It teaches you to open your hand more.
6. Buy a stranger a cup of coffee.
7. Pay the toll for the car behind you.

These are just a few ideas. Yes, it is a time of giving. So, go ahead, give away. You do not have to be rich to do this. Do what you can with what you have.

Here are my wishes for you:

I wish you satisfaction for peace of mind
– comfort in the knowledge that you are cared for
– peace on the inside no matter what storms rage around you
– contentment for where you are in life
– enjoyment doing what you love to do
– gratification in doing for others
– fulfillment in your life.

Merry Christmas.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It represents everything I enjoy and share in life.

Sitting around a meal together with people I love or people I bring in to bless with good food and company, is always a rush to me. It is a time for giving, a time for sharing and a time to be appreciative not only for what we have, but for life itself. A welcoming entrance.

No, it is not on the lower scales of holidays, it is on the upper echelon of Special Holiday. Food brings people together. Sitting around a table or with a plate on your lap makes no difference, enjoy the company and thank the hands that prepared and the ones who worked hard in jobs to put food on the table.

My daughter is the hostess this year for our Thanksgiving dinner. No, we are not having turkey. We are having seafood. We are surrounded by ocean in Hawaii. Seafood seemed the most plausible and the most delicious.

Menu:
Crab legs – Garlic Shrimp – Fried Calamari – Mussels
Bakes sweet potatoes with butter and brown sugar
Corn – Baked Acorn squash with butter and brown sugar.

A menu fit for kings. Excellent company and a precious family. Overwhelmed with gratitude for my life. I thank God for health and love.

To everyone: Happy Thanksgiving!