Giving back locally.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Today’s topic is very close to home. In fact it lives in my home and has since I got married. It’s band life. Jazz, marching, choir, dixie, rock, ska, drum line, swing, metal…you name it I bet it’s beenContinue reading “Giving back locally.”

It’s the little nudges.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Sometimes it’s the little nudges that keep you going. Yesterday I opened my mailbox to this card. Good friends know when you are a little weary and need a nudge. So when you hear that still small voice sayingContinue reading “It’s the little nudges.”

Choosing to look at the bright side.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Do you ever look at someone and say “wow, I wish I was their friend”? Some people are truly just the sunshine in the rain. No matter what you throw at them they will find the good in it.Continue reading “Choosing to look at the bright side.”

Hope in a Suitcase.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Have you ever thought about fostering a child or teen? Have you thought about how they get moved around a bunch and often are packing everything they have in a trash bag? Hope in a Suitcase is helping toContinue reading “Hope in a Suitcase.”

Cardz for Kidz

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. There is an organization that gets cards to kids that are stuck in the hospital. It’s just that simple. If you would like to donate with money or cards here is the website…https://cardzforkidz.org/. Would you like to collect cardsContinue reading “Cardz for Kidz”

Less trash and more color.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. In the last couple of weeks we’ve done some self care and realized how important it is to take care of ourselves. Now I want to get back to helping in the community. I recently had gone out toContinue reading “Less trash and more color.”

Giving back with the little things.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Have you realized that it’s not the big things that break you? It’s usually the littlest thing that drives you to your knees. And, on the upside, it’s the littlest thing that can bring you up out of yourContinue reading “Giving back with the little things.”

Take care of yourself.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Most of the time I am talking about what to do for others. But I want to remind you that if you don’t take care of yourself there won’t be the energy needed for others. Don’t go overboard butContinue reading “Take care of yourself.”

True friendship.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to give back or pay it forward. Have you ever walked into a room and just wanted to be near a certain person? You may not have even known the person but there was just something about them that made you have to get to know him orContinue reading “True friendship.”

Sometimes the dog is the one who understands the best.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to give back or pay it forward. The school year has ended and I know that I have some teachers and parents reading this. I know that you are probably breathing a sigh of relief, at least for a minute, that the routine of homework and hurried dinnersContinue reading “Sometimes the dog is the one who understands the best.”