30-Day Giving Challenge 2023 - Week 4

"Praise to the LORD, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!"
- Joachim Neander

I am thankful this year to be able to take time to focus on being grateful. I'm also enjoying being able to purposefully focus on giving to others. Here are some of the opportunities I had this past week.

Tuesday - donated to the Eric Liddell Centre
Wednesday - donated to the Betsy-Tacy Society
Thursday - donated to RIP Medical Debt
Friday - donated to Doctors without Borders
Saturday - donated to 1517
Sunday - helped with the music at my church
Monday - donated to the Henrietta Lacks Foundation

What opportunities have you had to give? If you need some ideas, check out this Pinterest board.

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30-Day Giving Challenge 2023 - Week 3

"Now thank we all our God
with heart and hands and voices."
- Martin Rinckart

I am thankful this year to be able to take time to focus on being grateful. I'm also enjoying being able to purposefully focus on giving to others. Here are some of the opportunities I had this past week.

Tuesday - donated books to Women’s Prison Book Distribution
Wednesday - donated to a hospital in Togo
Thursday - donated to Read Indeed
Friday - donated to Equal Justice Initiative
Saturday - donated airline miles to Make-a-Wish
Sunday - helped with the music at my church
Monday - donated to the Jane Austen’s House museum

What opportunities have you had to give? If you need some ideas, check out this Pinterest board.

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30-Day Giving Challenge 2023 - Week 2

"If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace."
- Max Lucado

I am thankful this year to be able to take time to focus on being grateful. I'm also enjoying being able to purposefully focus on giving to others. Here are some of the opportunities I had this past week.

Tuesday - sent stamps to a charity that collects them
Wednesday - wrote some notes of encouragement
Thursday - left some encouraging post-it notes
Friday - donated to Grateful Garments
Saturday - donated to Room to Read
Sunday - helped with the music at my church
Monday - donated to The Formation Project

What opportunities have you had to give? If you need some ideas, check out this Pinterest board.

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30-Day Giving Challenge 2023 - Week 1

"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness."
- Charles Spurgeon

On Wednesday, November 1, this year's 30-Day Giving Challenge began.

Here's my summary so far:
Wednesday - donated to help homeless kids through Project Night Night
Thursday - donated to an online toy drive
Friday - donated to the Simon Wiesenthal Center
Saturday - donated through Kiva
Sunday - donated to the Malala Fund
Monday - donated to my local food shelf

What opportunities have you had to give? If you need some ideas, check out this Pinterest board.

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My reading recommendations. My merch store. My Etsy store.

November Desktop Wallpaper

Desktop wallpaper for November 2023. Click on the picture for a full-sized version.