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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I have so much *stuff...it's easy to get caught up in the me, me, me...
I've been looking for ways to make it more about HIM...this is just one small chance
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- I'm Ally, I live in a small town in Southern Indiana..I have two small ones and I teach first grade. Over the course of my life, I've come to realize the first 25 years of my life were all about ME..I'd like to make the next 25 about other people
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Day 11--Painting Pumpkins
Posted on October 15, 2008 at 4:25am 4 Comments 0 Likes
Today I treated my class to another special day. I do not celebrate Halloween in my classroom, but I still do some fall activities with them. So, I brought in small pumpkins for each of the children to paint. It was a fabulous day!
Day 10--A new baby
Posted on October 14, 2008 at 5:59am 1 Comment 0 Likes
One of my students had a new baby sister recently, so I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to do some giving..
I just love the little gowns for babies. No snaps, easy diaper changing, and cozy too. I also love to tye*dye, so I can add some color and character to each of the items. (this isn't the one that I gave to new baby Anna, but it's a similar style only in…
Continue Day 9--An evening of giving
Posted on October 13, 2008 at 5:08am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Each year my church hosts an October Supper. We all get together and serve a huge yummy meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, noodles, corn, green beans, salads, desserts and oh so much more. It's a lot of hard work, but Jamie and I always look forward to helping out.
From 3:00 until 7:00 I was a waitress for our church dinner. It was such an enjoyable evening chatting and catching up with people I haven't seen in years (or perhaps since our last October Supper) I served drinks, cleaned… Continue
From 3:00 until 7:00 I was a waitress for our church dinner. It was such an enjoyable evening chatting and catching up with people I haven't seen in years (or perhaps since our last October Supper) I served drinks, cleaned… Continue
Day 8--Family Time
Posted on October 13, 2008 at 4:54am 2 Comments 0 Likes
We put aside work, phones, computer, and other obligations yesterday and made it all about Eli and Ella Brown. We spent the entire day with the kids at Hubers http://www.joehubers.com/
I’m not completely satisfied in this being a real give….after all parenting is about days like this and this didn’t require much effort. Spending time with our children is something Jamie and I look forward to and it was not a “challenge” by any means. However, it was a special day just for our family,… Continue
I’m not completely satisfied in this being a real give….after all parenting is about days like this and this didn’t require much effort. Spending time with our children is something Jamie and I look forward to and it was not a “challenge” by any means. However, it was a special day just for our family,… Continue
Day 7--A brand new pencil!
Posted on October 10, 2008 at 12:53pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Today I decided my give was going to be all about my first graders.
I started off their morning with a fresh new pencil on their desk with a nice sharpened point and a never been used eraser!!! Oooo I wish you could have been here to see their excitement. I had 20 smiling faces, and I heard things like….
“Look on your desk”
“We have new pencils”
“Mrs. Brown gave us a present”
I told them about our special event planned for next week…Painting Pumpkins!!!!!!!… Continue
I started off their morning with a fresh new pencil on their desk with a nice sharpened point and a never been used eraser!!! Oooo I wish you could have been here to see their excitement. I had 20 smiling faces, and I heard things like….
“Look on your desk”
“We have new pencils”
“Mrs. Brown gave us a present”
I told them about our special event planned for next week…Painting Pumpkins!!!!!!!… Continue
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 11:46am on October 27, 2009,
Amy G. said… - Hi! I just saw that you were from Bloomington! I'm a student at here, actually studying to be a teacher!
Just wanted to say hello!
Hope you're having a wonderful day
- At 7:04pm on November 12, 2008,
Stacey said… - Hey there! How are things going???? Just wanted to say hi - hope you are having a great week!
- At 1:31pm on October 23, 2008,
Shawn said… - Hi Ally ~ I love how your focus has started to change. Blessings to you and your kindness to others.
- At 8:12am on October 9, 2008,
Whitney Grunder said… - you are so right! This is totally helping my relationship with God grow and I'm so stoked on that :)
Thank you for all of your encouraging words! Happy Giving!
- At 10:21am on October 3, 2008,
mlbink said… - I'm in Bartholomew County...we're neighbors!
- At 7:41am on October 3, 2008,
Elly Rose said… - This challenge with certainly stretch you. Enjoy your adventure here.
- At 6:16am on October 3, 2008,
Stacey S. said… - Welcome. Thanks for saying YES to the challenge.
Enjoy your 29 days of giving and don't forget to share some stories to help inspire others. Click here if you need help posting stories in your Personal Giving Blog.
PLEASE HELP US GROW: Our collective goal is to revive the giving spirit in the world by inspiring 20,000 people to give at least 29 Gifts to others. Please help spread the word. Here is an email invitation you can send to friends.
CAUSE OF THE MONTH: This month we're supporting fellow 29Giver and breast cancer survivor, Elysia Skye. Elysia really needs our help to raise funds for a surgery her insurance won't cover. Read Elysia's story here. Donate to her surgery fund today if you can and please spread the word about her cause to anyone you think might help.
Good giving!
P.S. Don't miss our cool downloadable gift card and handy 29-Day Giving Calendar, which helps you keep track of your gifts.
P.P.S. The 29 Gifts book is now officially in the works and we're looking for 29 amazing giving stories from community members to include. Click here for details on how to submit one of your stories for publication.
- At 6:12am on October 3, 2008, mlbink said…
- Thanks for the great welcome! This is my first day. Where are you?
- At 5:41am on October 3, 2008,
Jessie Harmon said… - Welcome to our fun journey! I hope you reach your goal :)
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