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Reaching Out to Those Behind Bars

Our mission to positively impact the lives of other human beings has taken us down many paths.  Week after week we volunteer with nonprofits, support special causes, and search for opportunities to help.  We have learned to open our eyes and see the opportunities that exist each and every day to make a difference.  We… Continue reading Reaching Out to Those Behind Bars

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Big Shoes and Spare Change

It is no secret that I am a big man with big feet.  I have lovingly been called, and referred to myself as, "Big Foot", "Sasquatch", and "Mutant Shoe" for many years.  There is a funny story behind the last one that I will tell you another time.  So what do my big feet have… Continue reading Big Shoes and Spare Change

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Day 25: Gift of Love

We love Christmas.  It absolutely is "the most wonderful time of the year".  We gather with family to celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ, exchange gifts, and eat great food.  As a child, Christmas was about receiving.  You created a list of toys and games that you wanted to received for Christmas.  You… Continue reading Day 25: Gift of Love

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Day 22: Holiday Wishes on Windshields

We were supposed to shovel snow today.  Unfortunately, or fortunately, there is no snow in Northern Indiana to shovel.  We very well may be looking at a green Christmas.  The lack of the white stuff caused us to rethink our day 22 activity.  We decided that we would share holiday wishes by leaving Christmas cards… Continue reading Day 22: Holiday Wishes on Windshields

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Day 2: Poetic Gesture

"Time to take action Make life worth living Care for others And commit to giving" We are not poets.  We cannot write like Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, nor Maya Angelou.  We cannot rhyme like Dr. Seuss.  We can, however, write from the heart.  Today, that is exactly what we did.  Day 2 of our 25… Continue reading Day 2: Poetic Gesture

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Handmade Blankets of Love

Can a blanket help  a child in need?  The answer is yes.  As a child, you may have had a favorite blanket.  A blanket that you slept with, ate with, and played with.  A best friend that was always by your side, in good times and in bad.  That blanket offered you a sense of… Continue reading Handmade Blankets of Love

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No Footprint Too Small

I’ve been recently thinking to myself that I might stop donating my time to an organization called NILMDTS (Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep).  An organization that provides the gift of remembrance photography for parents suffering the loss of a baby.  This decision is not because I do not believe in the mission of… Continue reading No Footprint Too Small