Help save a child with HIV and Hep-C: help her family adopt her!
http://www.ironiccatholic.com/2012/04/great-big-giveaway-for-new-life-for.html Please click on the above link to read an incredible story about a family trying to adopt a little girl who is in dire need of medical care. Her parents have insurance to cover everything once she’s adopted, but need help coming up with $15,500 in the next two months. The fundraiser at this link has already raised half of the necessary amount! Give a little, give a lot, but don’t forget to enter the giveaways. Even $1 gets you in, and you get to feel good about supporting a family doing something generous and noble.
Read MoreSo much tithing angst!
It’s that time of year again when we feel anxiety over our taxes, our tithing, and whether or not we should ever pay more than interest on our $41,000 in student loans. I read an interesting post here, where the writer was just asking about the morality of giving when one is in debt. I’ve often thought it’s odd that some of my friends who owe their friends and family heaps and heaps of money, and rely on others for regular handouts, tithe when they do get a paycheck. I’ve been in the position to have someone who has never paid me back share her latest charitable contributions. I ultimately ended up writing off the loan because it became pretty clear that I would have to pitch a fit to get paid, and I wasn’t about to do...
Read More7 Quick Takes
1. I took Wolfie to see a local children’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He sat, expressionless for 45 minutes, spent 15 minutes asking if it was time to go home, and when it ended, immediately asked if we could “go again next time.” Loved the show, loved skipping school and work to take him, love how he is making Fierce wear a blanket “coat” around the house today. 2. Zoe is getting to that point where she is not sleeping through the night anymore because she is the size of a truck big, and needs more food than I can provide. So, we’ve started the occasional bit of rice cereal mixed with breastmilk. This gets us through to 6:45 AM. I never thought that hour would look civilized, but it is, compared...
Read MoreThere’s a Child Running Around My Yard, Screaming
The best purchase we ever made was the chickens. Since their oddball arrival last April (Happy Birthday on the 18th!), they have offered Wolfie hours upon hours of entertainment. It’s like having a babysitter, who’s free and happens to love getting in nature time, regardless of the weather. I just went outside to find out what all that commotion was. Wolfie had no explanation, but there were feathers everywhere. I would say he did something, but the chickens (or as we call them, the ladies) were still following him around with love in their little dinosaur...
Read MoreSave Money on Hand Soap
We used to go through about 10 oz. of handsoap a week, if we’re using the regular, non-foaming kind. I buy the giant 64 oz. bottles of it and refill our dispensers. So, ignoring our initial cost of 2 bottles on sale for $1 each, and knowing that the giant bottle costs me $4 at Walgreens when they have their BOGO sale, we were spending $.0625 per ounce, or about 62 cents a week on handsoap, or $32.50 a year on handsoap. So really, a tolerable amount to spend. BUT, we bought a bottle of foaming soap for the bathroom because Wolfie’s preschool teacher recommended it for getting his hands cleaner and making it more fun for him. (Bubbles!) We ran through the $2.50 bottle (on sale) in about two weeks; we ran through the $5 refill in about 5 weeks. Given...
Read MoreLent + Nostalgia= Abnormally Satisfying Easter
Last year I got home from Easter dinner and was devastated. It had been one of those dreadful family parties where I drifted through, feeling ignored by everybody. This year: no worries. I had a good time and enjoyed chatting with people. A few things were different. 1.) I have a newborn. That makes me a rock star. 2.) I didn’t try too hard with the one cousin to whom I wish I could be close, but who won’t let me in. 3.) I had a good Lent and a great Easter Vigil Mass. Alright, just got distracted from writing because I was staring at my beautiful baby lamb. Back on task. Lent was better this year because 1.) I gave up something important (Facebook), 2.) I stuck with it, and 3.) it was the sort of thing that does actually give one more space for God....
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