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Make a Difference

Help for Haiti: What Can You Do?

January 15, 2010

There is a snowball-turned-boulder rolling through the blogosphere today that makes me so proud to be a part of this community.
We’re not just agonizing over the devastation in Haiti, we’re doing something about it, and you can, too!
Head over to Money Saving Mom for the full details and a few reputable charities that you can [...]

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Finer Things Friday: The Ability to Give

January 14, 2010

What should I write tonight? Gush about how great it is that we live less than an hour from my sister and were able to take her out to eat for her birthday on a weeknight? Share that one of the finest things about eating healthfully and frugally 90% of the time means we get [...]

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30-Day Giving Challenge Update: Week 4

November 30, 2009

The smallest deed always exceeds the grandest of intentions.
Did you accept the challenge?
I have to admit there were a few days in this last stretch that I was hard-pressed to find convenient ways to give. I know – pathetic. But true, and I want to be real with you. Other days I [...]

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Cyber Monday Deals: Shop Etsy

November 30, 2009

There’s a little gem in the cyber-world that is often overlooked in the holiday shopping frenzy. Etsy: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Etsy is the place to go for personalized, special gifts, and it’s a Finer Thing to support small business that sell quality products!
I sent a Twitter all-call this morning [...]

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30 Day Give Update – Week 3

November 22, 2009

Week 3 of the 30-Day Giving Challenge has come and gone, and I have to admit once again that I feel completely out-given. On Monday I received birthday cards in the mail from two of my blogging friends. Getting real mail from friends I know only online is an amazing gift.
On Wednesday, we [...]

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Giving Opportunities

November 16, 2009

As a result of participating in the 30-Day Giving Challenge, or perhaps it’s because the holidays are rapidly approaching, I’ve become more aware of giving opportunities all around. Many require little or no money to make a big difference in someone’s life.
Here are two that I encourage you to take action on today.
One chance to [...]

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30-Day Give Update: Week 2

November 14, 2009

It’s Week 2 of the 30-Day Giving Challenge. My favorite part about this whole event (well, besides God amazing me with his own giving abilities time and time again) is reading and learning from others. There is so much creative, inspiring giving going on! Here’s how we gave this week.
Day 8: Made Layered [...]

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30 Day Giving Challenge Update – Week 1

November 8, 2009

Momentum is building as the 30-Day Giving Challenge is well underway! It’s so much fun to look at a new day and a new week and think “How can I give today? Who can I bless?” Here’s how we gave this week.
Day 1 – Donated to an area church turkey dinner and raffle.
Day [...]

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Join the 30-Day Giving Challenge

October 31, 2009

Alyssa’s got a good thing going on over at Kingdom First Mom for the month of November. I’m joining in, and want to invite you to do the same.
Thirty days of giving!
Each and every one of us has something to give, and I firmly believe that it’s impossible to be out-given. God’s [...]

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