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Day 16: Gave my in-laws help. Father-in-law had knee surgery this week, and they needed a recliner we'd been storing in our house. Helped load it here, and unload it and get it into the house there.
Day 17: Gave my daughter help cleaning her room,…
Scouts are so important. And your help is a BIG GIVE. My husband is an Eagle and I have so much respect for that. My son is deaf and he is trying to get his Eagle, too. A few boys in our den have made EAGLE and they have all gotten scholarships to c…
Great job on taking on another round. Have to thank you for all the comments you leave, it's wonderful encouragement to me.
Encouragement is a great give. I'll have to make sure I remember to give that more often myself.
Great seeing someone else moving on to round 2. I'm still in my round 1, but hope to continue with further rounds as well. I haven't done too many 'gives' to myself, but I'm recognizing that they have to be included in the mix, or at least I need to…
All great gives, but as a parent, I know how nice that afternoon away can be. I love my kids, but sometimes a few hours away from them can be amazing, and can really help recharge the batteries a bit.
Great give. One I should probably duplicate for PBS and NPR around here.
Wonderful give! I suspect this is one book that can give a lot. Heck, I haven't even read the book and it's helped me.
Fun and productive gives. Also, in case I hadn't said it before (I've not been commenting for a few days) great job on going for a 2nd Round. Though I'm having some rough days this round, I think this is a worthwhile Idea and hope to continue additi…
Great gives! I know how important coffee can be some days. :)
PaulJohn those photos are priceless. Thank U so much 4 sharing your pictorial gratitude list, it gave me a warm feeling to carry thru my day. Count that as one of your "gives" for today. Enjoy the holiday with your family!
Wonderful give, glad to hear life is going well!
sounds like a great day!
I am finding that the challenge has me taking the time to realize that when doing things I 'would have done anyway', I am frequently giving of myself. And while like you, on a day when those are my only gives I get a little down on myself, I'm start…
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- To help shift my own thinking about needs vs. wants.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- I want to make my family happy.
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- Friend forwarded me a link to the site.
- About me:
- Married, father of two, work tech support/network administration for a school. Recently become a Cub Scout Den leader. My 'free' time is spent surfing the Internet, and planning and playing role-playing games.
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Day 16 - Day 24
Day 16: Gave my in-laws help. Father-in-law had knee surgery this week, and they needed a recliner we'd been storing in our house. Helped load it here, and unload it and get it into the house there.
Day 17: Gave my daughter help cleaning her room, after attempting to encourage some independence by having her clean it herself.
Day 18: My son's turn, helped himclean his room this time.
Day 19: - Day 23: This gets a little hard during the work week. Gave my in-laws additional help, this time hel… Continue
Day 17: Gave my daughter help cleaning her room, after attempting to encourage some independence by having her clean it herself.
Day 18: My son's turn, helped himclean his room this time.
Day 19: - Day 23: This gets a little hard during the work week. Gave my in-laws additional help, this time hel… Continue
Posted on December 13, 2009 at 3:48am — 2 Comments
Day 12 - Day 15
Really don't feel like I've managed to give much this week after feeling really good about how things had gone over the Thanksgiving weekend.
I've done so little I can't really justify listing out the days seperately.
Biggest give over the 4 day stretch was the time I gave running the Cub Scout Den Meeting. Taught the kids a couple of games, one was kind of a bowling/golf thing where I had them roll tennis balls into boxes of different sizes and different distances, while the other was like sh… Continue
I've done so little I can't really justify listing out the days seperately.
Biggest give over the 4 day stretch was the time I gave running the Cub Scout Den Meeting. Taught the kids a couple of games, one was kind of a bowling/golf thing where I had them roll tennis balls into boxes of different sizes and different distances, while the other was like sh… Continue
Posted on December 4, 2009 at 8:44am — 2 Comments
Day 9 - Day 11
I had wanted to keep doing these daily, but life has gotten in the way a little bit so I'll break my updates for the past week down a little bit. Wish I'd done a better job at jotting some notes down for myself.
Day 9 - Friday November 27
Gave the gift of..generations/traditions/family. My dad always made 'ham spread' from leftover ham. Nothing complicated, just finely chopped ham with some mayonaise, chopped onion and celery can be added if you like. Well, I made this and shared some with my… Continue
Day 9 - Friday November 27
Gave the gift of..generations/traditions/family. My dad always made 'ham spread' from leftover ham. Nothing complicated, just finely chopped ham with some mayonaise, chopped onion and celery can be added if you like. Well, I made this and shared some with my… Continue
Posted on December 4, 2009 at 8:26am — 1 Comment
Day Eight - Thanksgiving Day
So easy to give yesterday. Heck, it was right in the name of the day ThanksGIV(E)ing!
Of course I gave thanks. For my family, friends, health, and the fact that we can afford to put food on our table. I gave thanks for the land and the trees and the sun and the sky and the moon and the stars, and probably a few things I'm forgetting about this morning. Here's a link to a little pictorial version of my… Continue
Of course I gave thanks. For my family, friends, health, and the fact that we can afford to put food on our table. I gave thanks for the land and the trees and the sun and the sky and the moon and the stars, and probably a few things I'm forgetting about this morning. Here's a link to a little pictorial version of my… Continue
Posted on November 27, 2009 at 6:00am — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 10:25am on December 4, 2009,
deb jolliff said…
- Thank you so much PaulJohn! I'm loving how I feel doing this! Have a wonderful Friday and super weekend too! Blessings and smiles your way :o)
- At 2:20pm on November 24, 2009,
Lisa Graham said… - Thank you for your kind words. I wish you well with your Personal Giving Journey. I will be watching your progress-good luck.
- At 9:18am on November 22, 2009,
yonkersbaby said…
- Thanks for supporting my first give! ;-)~ Blessings 2 U & your loved ones!
- At 1:44pm on November 18, 2009,
katieklein said… - I haven't began giving yet, either. Although I did just start a blog à la "National Novel Writing Month," but a knock off of it (http://makeshiftnovelists.wordpress.com) so maybe that counts as giving because I'm trying to get people to write a novel alongside me? The gift of creativity? Hmm, what do you think?
- At 7:43am on November 18, 2009,
Michelle said… - good luck and thank you for commenting.
- At 6:25am on November 18, 2009,
Colleen Friday said… - Welcome to 29 Gifts! I'm so glad you decided to join us.
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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!
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