over at GNO, there's a few of us who decided to challenge ourselves last week to perform a random act of kindness. i talked with my girls and hubs about what we could do... we reserve some funds each month out of our giving to put towards a current or urgent need that we find. i think it's important to let the kids see how we give as family...and they should be part of that decision too . as we were talking, and eating chinese...come on, you know there would be eating...i open my fortune cookie. and this is it!! i was out getting a few minutes of alone time and decided to pay hubs forward by getting jiffy lube to do the oil change. while i was there, i remembered how hard it was being a single mom. i remembered that the little things, like oil changes, suddenly became bigger things and honestly, more expensive things. *light bulb!!!* thomas rang me up for my oil change and asked if they had any scheduled appointments that i could pay for. he looked at me a little odd...
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My phone is one of the loves of my life. I just got a new one, so I totally understand where your daughter is coming from. Great pic, too!
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Loving your family pic! My sister is a huge adoption advocate too, go check her blog out and her beautiful kids at MerryMeyers.blogspot.com.
I LVOE HArry CONNICK JR!!!!!!!!
Hope she uses that phone responsibly! I am not looking forward to the days of cell phones with my kids...or whatever the technology is by then.
Shanan
THRILLED does not describe it:)
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lori
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