This weekend my family participated in a 5K which will forever hold a place in my heart. We are a fairly active family and participate in physical fitness events regularly, but this one was different. This event was honoring my girls and their giving hearts. As I’ve written in the past, instead of birthday gifts
Tag: Giving Back
Over the last few weeks I have written about kindness, and done a lot of thinking about the positive attitude and optimism which accompany kindness. While getting ready this morning, I was searching for a podcast to listen to on kindness. I came across a podcast of a church I was introduced to when I
Last night I had the pleasure of attending my 1st meeting of 100 Women Who Care of Alamogordo. Although I have been a member since the inception last year, I have yet to be able to attend a meeting, as I don’t actually live in Alamogordo. Attending the meeting last night, provided the opportunity my mother
A few weeks ago, the 100 Women Who Care of Alamogordo, held their first quarter meeting. One of the things I love about this organization, is that simplicity and efficiency of this organization. You meet for one hour, once a quarter, and donate $100 to an organization that is voted on during the meeting. It
As previously mentioned for the girls’ birthdays, instead of gifts we ask for donations to a charity of our choosing. My older sister and brother-in-law started doing this with their children, and I loved the idea, so I stole it. For Hadley’s first birthday, we asked people to donate to the “No Kid Hungry” foundation;
I love a theme and when it comes time for a party or gathering, a good theme just genuinely makes me happy. So when the honey badger was approaching her fourth birthday, I instantly had a concept in mind. She loves to golf with my husband and is part of the First Tee Program at