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Jane - I bet you receive all fulfillment from "buying for your dad". I hope those clothes provide all the warmth and coziness to the owner and I hope that huge huge blessings come your way for all that you do.
Much love, Merry Christmas to you and y…
Wow, where did the time go. I haven't been able to blog the last nine days but I did continue to give. I did not even realize today was my last day but I wanted to blog about a special gift. My father died almost 7 years ago but today I bought him a…
Doesn't sound like you have a lot of time to give at this point. My wish for you is more time for yourself.
Jane,
Thank you for your comment. I read your blog on time and was very touched by your gift of "leave." As a working mom I can certainly understand what an amazing gift time is.
T. Dali
Fantastic gifts - it really is freeing to give!
Can't wait to see Blind Side.
Day 15 - Sunday - We went to church as usual and I did my volunteer duties at the computer and Christmas Adopt-a-family. All my wish list tags were taken the first day. Yea!! We gave our weekly tithe. My daughter and I went Christmas shopping and I…
This is very touching story! God has a plan and everything happens for a reason.
How exciting for your daughter to be published! This sounds like a great book and I will be looking forward to April.
I've lost track of days this Thanksgiving weekend. Hmm, what have I done.
There is a family in our state that lost their 1 yr old son in a house fire. They have 5 kids 2-6 and the house is a total loss. The dad is an Iraq veteran who has already had…
It's been a late exhausting night. My gift today is staying up late preparing all this food for my family for tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving! Be grateful.
Your story brought tears to my eyes. I, too, think that you saw that request for a reason. You will know that child will enjoy that machine....as your son did. I do not know what I will give away...I hope something reveals itself like it did for you…
Thank you for sharing. Some of the hardest things to do in our life turn out to be a huge blessing for us with unbelievable happiness. Best of luck with making the decision. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Your story was very touching. I know it would be hard to give away the bubble gum machine because of the sentimental attachment, but you'll always have the fond memories of your friend and I'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason, ie, the…
You don't have to give it away...but it sounds like synchronicity...I'm so sorry for your loss...but the machine will bring joy to a new family now. Best wishes in your decision.
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- Two reasons - I've had minor health issues and seemed too hung up in my own life, then a friend lost her 29 yr old son and it made me reavaluate what is important. Giving the gift of Jesus is the greatest gift of all.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- peace and gratitude to God
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- About me:
- midwestern girl from a large family. Married with 3 children. Son married and expecting our first grandchild, daughter in college and 10 yr old. My priorities are God and family.
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Day 20-29 Summary
Wow, where did the time go. I haven't been able to blog the last nine days but I did continue to give. I did not even realize today was my last day but I wanted to blog about a special gift. My father died almost 7 years ago but today I bought him a Christmas present. At our small town shopping store there was a tree with tags to buy gifts for needy children or so I thought. I've done quite a bit of that the last couple weeks but I glanced at the tags anyway. I realized that some of them were fo… Continue
Posted on December 13, 2009 at 7:39pm — 1 Comment
Day 19
Today was a busy, travelling day for work, so I didn't do very well with donating my time - I gave money again. I pledged $25 to the Christian radio station that I listen to in the car. I had a productive day and worked through lunch.
Tonight the whole family worked out, went to visit our granddaughter, then I went to the grocery store for my husband so that he could go home and watch Survivior - I missed most of it, but that's OK.
Tonight the whole family worked out, went to visit our granddaughter, then I went to the grocery store for my husband so that he could go home and watch Survivior - I missed most of it, but that's OK.
Posted on December 3, 2009 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
Time
I was reading in the book about scarcity. I realized that for me it is easy to give money, my husband might say too easy :-) but the thing in my life that is the most scarce is time. As a mom who works away from home, I feel like I hold on to it for dear life - but my plan is to try to give more of my time.
Day 18 - An opportunity presented itself but not in the way I had expected. At work, employees that have exhausted their sick leave through a lengthy illness, etc. may request donated leave.… Continue
Day 18 - An opportunity presented itself but not in the way I had expected. At work, employees that have exhausted their sick leave through a lengthy illness, etc. may request donated leave.… Continue
Posted on December 2, 2009 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments
Days 15-16
Day 15 - Sunday - We went to church as usual and I did my volunteer duties at the computer and Christmas Adopt-a-family. All my wish list tags were taken the first day. Yea!! We gave our weekly tithe. My daughter and I went Christmas shopping and I bought an extra outfit for the two preteen girls from our adopt a family. They will already get one outfiit but these were cute and on sale and I couldn't resist. And what teenager wouldn't want more clothes!
Day 16 - Monday back at work. Today didn'… Continue
Day 16 - Monday back at work. Today didn'… Continue
Posted on November 30, 2009 at 9:24pm —
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- At 8:04am on November 15, 2009,
Mary Johnson said… - Welcome to 29 Gifts! I'm so glad you decided to join us.
Enjoy your 29 Days and don't forget to share some stories to help inspire others. If you need help posting in your Personal Giving Blog, follow these directions.
Help Us Grow: Please help spread the word. We're striving to reach our goal of 29,000 committed givers, and you can help: Send this Invitation to friends, write about the challenge and include a badge or our video on your website, blog, facebook, or myspace page.
The book 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life - authored by 29 Gifts founder Cami Walker is now in stores. You can also buy through Amazon.
Support our Cause of the Month
In November, we're sponsoring a cause that has been started by fellow giver, Lubabat. We are so deeply touched and impressed by Lubabat's strength of character & spirit. Lubabat was diagnosed with MS in the mid 90s and then in August of 09, she was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Her reaction has been so inspirational - she is thriving through giving. She is hosting a Christmas Give and her theme is "going small to make a big impact" We have named her our November Cause of the Month and would be grateful for your support!
Happy giving!
Mary
P.S. Don't miss our handy 29-Day Giving Calendar or our cute Gift Note to accompany your gifts.
- At 7:38am on November 15, 2009,
deb jolliff said…
- Beautiful giving! Blessings and hope you have many more enriching experiences =o)
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What a lucky friend you have! I'm sure she knows it, too.
Maybe you are expecting too much too soon? I know that giving without any expectations of something in return isn't easy, but I'll bet if you try to just give (and even small gives are good ones, y'know) without expecting anything in return, you'll…
It's cold today, so I gave my daughters a Duraflame log for the fireplace.
This evening we went to see a Louisiana band here in Taos, NM. You'd probably be surprised at all the Louisiana bands that come here, but Taos is a major ski area, so it's also a tourist town.....and we have a LOT more live band entertainment than m…
9 stones - 9 love notes - 9 lucky, waiting people. :-)
My 29 gifts book came in the mail today. How great is that? I read it all today (but of course that means I can now reread it and that's even more fun.) I also now see what the pattern of the ritual is about and that's quite helpful. I even got to s…
Being snowed in, I decided to start reading Cami's book as a self give!! It is an awesome read and I didn't get much else done today!! Did my clicking gives and checked on 2 people who don't get out much. Made an avacado, grapefruit, lettuce salad t…
So yesterday I helped others by providing necessary coverage at work, and also setting limits for myself so that I can give work my best effort. This morning I gave myself a wonderful gift. I slept in a little bit then went for my run first thing, s…
Last night my left eye started bothering me, so I took out my contacts and went to bed shortly afterward. In the middle of the night, I woke up with my eye watering like crazy and swollen. All I could think about was the Disneyland outing I had plan…
gave a gift to myself today. ordered the book "29 gifts" off ebay. thought it was time to read it and then i plan to donate the book to the local library to share with others.
2 down...LOVED having a snow day today and knitting an entire blanket!
Blanket for you Deb!
THANK you... they are appreciated.
Thanks to all of you who have been supporting me. I am out of the hospital, but am having some problems with my hands that make using the keyboard challenging and painful. Hopefully I'll be back to blogging more regularly here soon.
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