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Why I'm choosing to give:
it's good for the soul
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inspiration
How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
giver of all givers... Jan Post
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married and four kids. in my spare time i like to be creative :)
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giving is letting go

Ok, so this is really going to sound like a strange thing to a lot of you, I'm sure. My give today was my hardest give yet. It really wasn't even mine to give. It began a few weeks ago, my 7 year old daughter who has never had her hair cut, walked into my room, ready to give an announcement. "Mom," she said, "I want to cut my hair and give it to Locs-of-Love." My heart sank, as I smiled and said what a wonderful idea that was! I said things like, "Let's talk about it," and "We'll have to wait un… Continue

Posted on October 14, 2008 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments

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Peanut Butter Cups

Our church theme this week was "What if... people SERVE" I filled a bag with Recess Peanut Butter Cups tied with ribbon and a tag that read, "Thank you for serving God and building His Kingdom. May He fill your "Cup" with blessing today." I handed them out to people who were serving in church ministries Sunday morning.

Posted on October 14, 2008 at 6:31am — 3 Comments

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remembering friends

a few friends needed cards :) so i gave them.

Posted on October 14, 2008 at 6:24am —

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not even thinking about it

Todays give was quite an accident. My daughter asked for some money to go get some lunch with her friends. I was a little preoccupied and couldn't find any cash, so I handed her my credit card, with a mumbled "don't lose it." Upon the return of her and her entourage, all her friends came in saying, "Thanks, mom for the pizza!"

Posted on October 14, 2008 at 6:05am — 1 Comment

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Serving Up Appreciation

This month is the official Pastors Appreciation Month. My family and a few friends, put together an "Appreciation Day" for our church Pastors, Staff, and their families. It was an awsome day. The weather was perfect, great food, fellowship, and games all day long. And we got to see the competitive side of our Pastors during a "friendly" volleyball game. It was tons of fun serving, appreciating, and giving to those who give to us on a regular basis.

Posted on October 14, 2008 at 6:00am —

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At 3:58am on November 14, 2008, Peter said…
Hi DeAnna,
Wishing you giving days, I hope you are well.
namaste
Peter
At 10:44am on October 14, 2008, Jan said…
I loved your peanut butter cup bags :o)
At 10:52am on October 9, 2008, Tantra Bensko said…
i love the dinner wheel menu you described on my page. that's pretty funny as well as deliciously creative. i used to live a place in Atlanta where we did weekly organic, vegan pot lucks that lots of people came to. and the one i remember is when we decided to make it only purple foods. purple potatoes, cabagge, and such. was so much more fun.
indigo hugs.
At 10:30pm on October 6, 2008, Peter said…
Hmmm. makes for a long day. But you find creating gives you energy, right?
At 9:25pm on October 6, 2008, Peter said…
You have four kids and you have spare time?
At 2:45pm on October 4, 2008, Wako said…
Hi DeAnne, and 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!

Best,
Wako

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 10:37pm on October 3, 2008, Jan Post said…
There is a button to push that gives you a screen to type in, then you write about your give for the day. I'm getting ready to catch up for two days!!!
At 10:08pm on October 3, 2008, Jan Post said…
Welcome to the giving challenge! Can't wait to see what your next 29 days look like!
At 9:58pm on October 3, 2008, Tantra Bensko said…
what kinds of things do you get creative with?
 
 

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