Day 72: Chili's

Day 72: Today Chili's resturant is donating 10% of their proceeds to the tornado relief fund in Oklahoma for any of the customers on the email list. If you want to be a part and you don't recieve the email I am sure that you could ask about it and they will make an exception. It is going on at every Chili's resturant so if you live next to one think about having dinner there. It is a nice way to help out the tornado relief with little effort. A friend and I had lunch there today in order to help out.

Day 71: Oklahoma tornado

Day 71: Yesterday a tragedy hit Moore, Oklahoma. A e5 tornado. They are still trying to find everyone in the rubble. Two elementary schools were hit and half a dozen kids might have died. So far the number of casualties is almost 50 I think is what I heard last. So many families lost everything. At times like this I think how can I help? What can I do? Convoy of Hope is a foundation that travels to areas with disasters like this and helps. They bring water and food and personal items to the families who lost everything. We donated to this organization today. There are so many organizations out there helping the ones who are effected by this disaster that's I hope that if you feel it in your heart, that you and your family also will try to help. The American Red Cross is another one that's there helping. Try to look in your heart and see if you and your family can help these poor people that are all suffering loss right now. Whether its a house, a school, a parent, a child, a neighbor, an animal. They are all suffering a loss.

Day 70: birthday decorations

Day 70: Today was a birthday expo at the local mall. The local radio station was setting up a station at it to have donations of birthday decorations for people who can't afford to give their kids birthdays. The Samaritan house does a birthday box for those people. So KLRC was taking the donations for the Samaritan house. I loved this idea. Every year I buy decorations for my kids parties and we use them one time then what? I store them in a drawer. Well today we took all of our stuff up there to donate it. We had number 1 party, Minnie Mouse, jungle animals, spongebob, Disney princess and hello kitty plus extra streamers. I feel like we really helped some other little kids get a fun party who might not of otherwise.

Day 69

Day 69: Friday was an easy day and not much was going on. I did buy everyone cookies again at work today. Nice little treat for everyone on Friday.

Day 68: Hunter's day

Day 68: As you can tell with today's and yesterday's posts that sometimes I can do something for another person but its not the story I want to share. Sometimes the other people in my small family do something that makes me really want to share it with others. Anyways Hunter is my son who is 7. And today I want to share my story of his day. Today was the $1 book fair at his school. They have one at the end of every school year. Hunter came and asked me for some money in order to buy some books. After a little haggling we decided on $5. So he took his money and I dropped him at school. That evening he came home with 4 books. I was concerned that he was shorted a book so I asked him why he only had 4 books. He replied 'mom my friend didn't have any money for a book and he really liked this same book as me so I gave him my dollar to buy it.' That kid sure does make me so proud. I said Hunter that was really nice of you and you make mommy really proud of you! My little Hunter has been putting others ahead of him at times lately and it really does make me think that maybe we are doing something right. Lol

Day 67: Kurt's day

Day 67: Today Kurt came home with the story of helping someone today. He was driving down the road going from one work site to another and he saw a homeless man. Kurt told me that he was close to the sonic so he went and bought him some lunch.

Day 66

Day 66: A friend of mine is very involved with the school and the PTA. She always knows what's going on with school events and I have always really been jealous of that. So tonight she talked me into joining the PTA. To help out my school. But not just joining, I am the next year Vice President of the PTA. Basically I have my friends back if she needs me. But I also get to help with school events and make decisions with the board. I am kind of excited about getting to know the people at Hunter's school better now.

Day 65

Day 65: On the drive home from work there was a lady asking for help for her family on the roadside. I had a small amount of cash so I have her that. When you have nothing, anything helps!

Day 64: dresses

Day 64: A while back I talked about volunteering to help with a project to help girls get the dresses and stuff from prom when they didn't have the resources to get the stuff themselves. Well this week I went to my dads house to get the rest of my stuff ( I moved out 8 years ago). Whole I was there I found almost 10 formal dresses that were mine and my sisters from school. I talked to my sister and we decided to donate them all to the project I helped with a while back. So I loaded up a friends car this weekend who helps take things to the organization. Glitter everywhere!

Hunter's week in my footsteps...

This week Hunter said he had some things going on at school that he would like to help with. They were doing a fundraiser this week to help get a bulletproof best for the police dog at school. So you bring $1 each day and you get to wear a hat. Hunter has a black cowboy hat that he loves and that's what he wore all week. Also it was teacher appreciation week. Our PTA sells carnations for $1 so that the kids can say thanks to their teachers for the support all year. He wanted to buy one for his teacher and one for his student teacher both. Lastly Hunter went with Kurt shopping for Hayley's birthday this week. He is always very particular about what he buys her. He looks for just the right thing. Everyday I am more and more proud if my Hunter. I think he growing up to be am amazing kid who really cares about others!!! I love this kid.

Day 62 and 63

Day 62 and 63: Sorry forgot to I a day but I was still doing my challenge. I had a very emotional night Thursday though. My parents divorced last year and I went to my dads house and dug up old memories. It was good to spend that trip down memory lane with him but that made the evening get away from me. Thursday Kurt and I met for lunch and bought his co workers lunch for him. Then Friday I went out and brought everyone cookies at work from the great American cookie factory. Which really worked out great because the manager there also donated a bunch of coupons to an event I am helping plan in July to help raise money for our team on the walk to end Alzheimer's.

Day 61: electric

Day 61: A friend of our family came to us and needed our help with his bills. His grandma had been in the hospital with some very life threatening surgery a week or so ago and he took off 2 days to be in the hospital with her. Everything went well but he had recently started a new job so he did not have vacation time. Now his check was short and his electric was about to be shut off. So we have him the money he needed for his electric bill. He plans to pay us back but God gives us what we need and he gave our friend what he needed too. God is amazing like that!

Day 60: moms ribbons

Day 60: A few weeks ago the mom of one of our cub scouts bought up a nice idea. To make a ribbon for each of the moms in the pack to pin their kids accomplishments on. When a Cub Scout moves from one level to the next they get a pin and their badge. The badge goes on their uniform but the pins can then go on this ribbon for their mom. So I went and bought ribbon and thread and pins. Tonight 4 of us moms got together during the meeting and put together 62 ribbons for each of the scouts to give one to their mom at our next pack meeting. I must say I am impressed that we did it all so quick. They look pretty cute too if I do say so myself.

Day 59: lost caller?

Day 59: Today I received a phone call from a termite place who was confused. We rent. Five years ago though we rented from a man that we no longer have contact with. Anyways the man from the termite place was trying to locate the owner of that house. I guess my number was the last one they had on file. I told the guy we haven't lived there in 5 years but I have him the phone number to the owner and where he works so that maybe he could find him.

Day 58: go7

Day 58: Today I was supposed to be a part of springfest which is a local festival we have but all the rain changed the date. So instead of springfest we went to volunteer with a local group called go7. Go 7 is a charity that comes from our local homeless center 7 hills and the go to rural areas and distribute personal and food items. Once a month they hit each area with now 4 areas that need their help they are busy every weekend of the month. This weekend it was in Gravette. We went and helped set up. There was actually a line of people there waiting. Then they come in and take whatever they want. We just restock or help with their bags. Whatever they need. It is so amazing to be in the community doing this as a family! My kids get to see it all and then ask questions. I love that The Lord has brought me to this organization. These are some amazing people who run this and support go 7!

Personal fail

So I have to admit I let the world take me down. I haven't been keeping up with my blog and it really saddens me. I have been so busy with everyday life that I let satan take me out of my vision. I lost the great communication I had going between The Lord and I. This is bad. But when I decided to do this I said I would do it everyday for the next year. So since I missed a week I am going to start with today being my next day on my challenge. I can't make up the days between The Lord and I but I am going to keep on with my challenge and try to make it even bigger! So here is my next day of my challenge....