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Consider joining a Freecycle group in your area.
You can donate your goods to those who need, as well as keeping them out of land fills.

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.
Prince William

1 Timothy 6:6-7, 17-19 — “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. … Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.”

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

~John Wooden

This from Betty:

This morning upon logging into my Twitter moms page, I had a comment that was left by one of our twitter moms Mary. Her sister lost her son in-utero the day before he was due to be born via c-section. The baby had many defects but in spite of all we loved him and were looking forward to his birth. this
story which appeared in the Sunday paper. Mary’s sister and her husband have started a college scholarship which they award to a disabled teenager every year. The goal is to raise enough funds to award a full scholarship every year.
Please keep this family in your prayers & thoughts. Thank you all very much for taking the time to read this.
Here is the link to the article: Scholarship Memorializes Baby

Or visit their site directly here at liamfagan.org

“I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

Stephan Grellet

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.  ~Author Unknown

One good thing naturally leads to another. So go ahead, right now, and do one good thing.

Just one simple positive step is enough to create some solid momentum. Go ahead and take that small step.

The challenges of life may seem overwhelming. Get yourself moving, just a little bit at first, in a positive direction, and those challenges will suddenly feel a lot smaller.

You don’t get to the top of the mountain in one enormous leap. You get there one small step at a time, and from the moment you begin the view just keeps getting better and better.

What one small thing could you choose to set the tone for the rest of this day, or even for the rest of your life? There are so many possibilities available to you.

Move just a little bit in the direction that you know is good and right for you. Once you get going, you won’t want to stop.

– Ralph Marston

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We have Michelle, who wrote the below and said I could share her email her so interested parties can see her situation.

If you want to donate monies, you may do so via the link here and they will be given to Michelle, or contact us if you’d like to mail her a donation.

I am hoping to get some clothes that fit me. Not a lot, just from Goodwill or second-hand donations. But right now I have NO clothes that fit me and I look ridiculous if I go out in public and am embarrassed to the point that I avoid a trip to the grocery store.

I had a baby on January 25 this year and also a 2 year old. During my pregnancy I LOST 40 pounds. The tested me for gestational diabetes, but I didn’t have it and since I was a little heavy to start with they weren’t too concerned. Since my son has been born I’ve lost 45 more pounds. I’ve been to the doctor and he has ran lots of tests but found no cause. He’s basically dismissed it to “nerves” of having a new baby along with a toddler. I don’t think that’s all it is because I am pretty easygoing and have struggled to lose weight all of my life before that and never could lose more than 10 pounds or so. I have gone from a size 14 to a size 4 or size 6 (depending on the item). I did find a couple of shirts and a dress someone had out for trash pickup but they are not in great condition. All of the rest of my clothes are either size Large maternity clothes and the non-maternity stuff is size 14.

I would be so grateful for just a couple of pairs of shorts and t-shirts that fit (I stay home with the kids and do some part-time work from home, but money is so tight). Like I said, I’m not fussy, I don’t mind getting my clothes at Goodwill or something that someone has perhaps donated to you and you could pass along.

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