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Jennifer
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- United States
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I'm hoping and praying - that by choosing to focus on giving that I'll be able to fill a void that I'm choosing (badly) to fill with spending.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- Clarity and peace with what I have in my life
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- A friend
- About me:
- SAHM of 2 girls and a military wife of 16 years
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- http://thetoyboxyears.blogspot.com
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Jennifer's Blog
Day 5
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 5:11pm 3 Comments 2 Likes
Today I felt drawn to reach out to a friend that I hadn't seen on Facebook in awhile. She emailed me and filled me in on the fact that her husband has been out of town for over a week due to some medical issues with his father. After emailing her to let her know that I would be praying for her and her family, I went into my card stash and sent her a card along with a $5 Starbucks gift card.
I also spent the whole day with my daughters reading and doing crafts. We decorated…
Continue Better Today.....
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 6:00pm 3 Comments 2 Likes
I had a much better day today with my giving!
Last night I started a massive purge in my closet and ended up taking a trunk full of stuff to Goodwill.
I also started purging the massive collection of books that I've been hoarding forever. I put aside 3 large piles to take to my daughter's preschool to donate to the school's book sale fundraiser this upcoming weekend. I put aside a smaller pile to offer to friends - two books I dropped off this…
Continue Struggling
Posted on March 16, 2012 at 5:09pm 5 Comments 1 Like
So my last post, I wrote about an interaction I had with a grandma at the thrift store.
It seems that the Lord had more in store for me because over the past few days, I've had very similar interactions with other people. And I'll get to that in a second.
Today, I stopped by the base and dropped off a book that I wanted our Battalion chaplain to have. He has been hiking the 14'ers here in Colorado. (Mountain peaks with an alititude of 14,000ft). I came…
Continue Reset
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:25am 2 Comments 2 Likes
I've had a lot of chaos going on over the past few weeks. I've been so focused on making sure my world didn't fall apart that I haven't really been focused on my 29 Gifts.
Yesterday I decided that I had to consciously start again. I hoped for an opportunity to give and had to keep reminding myself that it didn't have to be big.
I think that opportunity came when I was in the thrift store yesterday. I was in…
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Hope you will enjoy a peaceful weeeknd, Jennifer!
Love the post today. Bless you Jennifer. Love your profile pic...
What a great profile pic!
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Thank you all so much for the welcome!! I'm really looking forward to this challenge!
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this fabulous giving community~ I wish you a joyous journey. There are many things of interest on the site. Feel free to browse and choose. Be blessed and have a happy day and happy giving!
Hi Jennifer! I'm happy to be sharing this journey with you. May it be filled with many blessings. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I'm here to help. Thank you for joining us. Enjoy and take care. :)
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