It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. When you decide to eat with someone it’s amazing how much better you get to know someone. You learn what they like and what they don’t. You learn if their food can touch or if everything is just stirredContinue reading “Taking Time for a Meal”
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Music Touches the Soul
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Most days I focus on what I can do for others. We have talked about Operation Gratitude, local volunteering, and so much more. But sometimes things hit right at home. So I think you all know that my belovedContinue reading “Music Touches the Soul”
Leftover Cards
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. So I have a funny story to share with you. Yes, I promise it relates to cards. I was cleaning the freezer and found the ham I thought we had already used that was cooked at Easter. So muchContinue reading “Leftover Cards”
Why It is Healthy to Give Back
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. I was reading this article called “Pay It Forward: The Mental Health Benefits of Giving Back”. It had some great points that really hit home. Here are my takeaways… Giving back helps to give my life meaning. I haveContinue reading “Why It is Healthy to Give Back”
Operation Gratitude Joins Give Back Box
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward! You know how I talk about sending cards to Operation Gratitude? I hope so. Operation Gratitude is an organization that sends care packages to the troops and first responders. But now it has gotten even better. When you needContinue reading “Operation Gratitude Joins Give Back Box”
Just Be Kind
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Recently my daughter went in for a job interview. The manager, instead of interviewing her, took the time to complain about many of his employees to her. Unfortunately one of these employees was a good friend of hers. SoContinue reading “Just Be Kind”
A Friend Knows When It’s a Bad Time
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. When you’ve had a rough week, month, year, whatever your true friends know what to do. They will often sit with you or give you some space. I am lucky to have one of these kinds of friends. WhoContinue reading “A Friend Knows When It’s a Bad Time”
Giving back locally.
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Usually I am talking about a recent event or something that has happened. Occasionally I will talk about what a local group is doing to help. But today I thought I would talk about an organization that makes itContinue reading “Giving back locally.”
It’s a New Year!
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. I would be remiss in saying that I haven’t been working on new ventures and new goals for 2021. I have sat and waited for things to get better or back to normal. I hope they will, but inContinue reading “It’s a New Year!”
Stories remind you that you have lived.
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. When disaster strikes and the car quits, the house burns down, a spouse falls ill, or so many other things…who do you call? Who is the person you make sure to connect with? Often just by connecting with thatContinue reading “Stories remind you that you have lived.”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 