October Make a Difference Challenge: Sponsor a needy family for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for your blessings and the plenty that you enjoy, but not everyone has plenty and many are going without at Thanksgiving and every other day too. The true meaning of gratitude is being able to […]
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September Make a Difference Challenge
September Make a Difference Challenge “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” ~ Woodrow Wilson Recently moving to a new city, my kids have had some anxiety about meeting all new friends. As I dropped them off for the first day of school I reassured them that it would only […]
August Make a Difference Challenge: Stone Soup
Stone Soup Pick a favorite soup recipe, or a packaged mix. Have your child choose some extra ingredients to add, such as carrots, potatoes, and beans. Then have them help drop the ingredients into the pot and stir it around. While the soup is simmering, read together the story, “STONE SOUP,” by Marcia […]
Park Clean Up Challenge Success
Our trips to local parks have proved to be a great way to spend time connecting with friends, enjoying the sunshine and getting the kids out to play. Our kids have found it very easy to pick up a few things of garbage each to make a difference. This has in no way been a struggle, we have […]
Cookies and Sunshine
All of my boys love to help me make cookies; of course it is just for the sheer joy of helping, nothing to do with the taste test opportunities along the way. But, it is always fun to bake together and especially when we are doing it for others. These cookies would be […]
Mother’s Day Heart Attack: Mission Accomplished!
Each moment we spend together, focused on doing something kind for another, brings our family even closer. This week we spent a special evening together as a family making little messages of love written on paper hearts. The boys love to create and this time they were creating a secret gift. We discussed who […]