Day 15- Click it!

Much like The Hunger Site, The Child Health Site is an easy way to improve children's health care with a simple click.

Yesterday's clicks alone helped give over 1,000 children Vitamin A shots to prevent blindness, and rehydrate over 1,000 children as well! 


Vitamin A is a necessary component in the development of a child's immune system. It increases a child's resistance to common, potentially deadly childhood diseases and symptoms. Children who are deficient, according to the WHO on vitamin A supplementation, "suffer a dramatically increased risk of death, blindness, and illness, especially from measles and [diarrhea]." When you click, you are protecting a child from the effects of disease.


Isn't it crazy that something so small, like Vitamin A supplementation & hydration can have such a positive effect on a person's life? 

Get out there and click! ;)

Day 14- Be Good to Your Mother (Earth)!

Today I was good to my mother earth :) 

Before heading out to the grocery store to load up on fresh fruits and veggies, I grabbed some of the reusable bags I've acquired over the years.  While there is a lot of debate over paper or plastic, I think we all can agree that reusable bags rock!  Not only do they hold more, but they also don't break mid-stair climb :)

While I was out shopping, I also brought along my new favorite on the go cup- it looks just like your standard plastic water cup and straw, but it is a very sturdy reusable container.  About a million companies make these now, and are very easy to find :)

All moms need a break some days, including Mother Earth.  She does alot after all... :)

Day 13- Attack of the Muffins!

I have this strange superstition that if someone is sick, they will magically get better if I wash their sheets, and bake something from scratch.  LOL.  Why I feel this way, I am not sure... but it seems to work :)

Today I made fresh zucchini chocolate chip muffins with ingredients from Whole Foods.  I love sneaking the zucchini in there, and no one even knows... muah ha ha.  I made them for my friend that is (still!) recovering from surgery.  I feel I may have a lot of posts about her... 6 weeks on crutches.  Ouch.  I feel for her.  I really do.

Maybe my magical muffins will shorten her recovery time... but the real question is- should I wash her sheets?! ;) 

Day 12- A Click a Day Keeps the Hunger Away

Today I visited The Hunger Site and clicked....

Thank you for clicking!

Your click gave the value of 1.1 cups of food to the hungry.



By simply visiting http://www.thehungersite.com/ I was able to make a small, but signatificant difference today.  To show just how big of a difference a click a day can make, take yesterday for example- there were 114,217 clicks, which resulted in 16,133 lbs of food!

Please visit their site.  They feature so many awesome ways of helping people, animals, and the planet! 

More to come on this for sure!  ;)

Day 11- MUST have Essentials

Out of all the service projects I participate in each year, The March 'Big Give' that Northstar (http://www.northstarchurch.org/) organizes for MUST is the best!  Isaac, my 6 year old son, and I have a yearly tradition of gathering bathroom essentials for MUST Easter bags and putting it all together.  This year we each made a bag, thanks in part to some wonderful donations I received.  The bags include things like soap, shampoo, razors, a toothbrush & toothpaste, and other bathroom necessities.  These are given to people coming into MUST trying to get their lives back on track.  It makes me happy to give someone such basic necessities that we all assume will be there for us.  I also like to sneak a few extras in there, like makeup samples, and perfume ;)

MUST Ministries is a faith-based, 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing services to persons and families in crisis while maintaining their dignity. MUST is a place where one's faith can be put into action and where we can minister to the poor, the brokenhearted and those who are in crisis - in a place where "your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." (Frederick Buechner)


www.mustministries.org

Day 10- Earth Hour

Today my family participated in Earth Hour.  We've done this for a few years now, and it is always amazing to see the cumulative results of each person's choice.    

If you missed this year, don't worry.  It will be back next year, and until then, find a way to make every day Earth Day :) 

Day 9- True Friends

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Aristotle

One of my friends reminded me of this sad truth today.  Sometimes we find out who our real friends are based on who shows up when we need them the most.  I told my friend (real friends don't ask- they tell LOL) that I was coming over to do some quick cleaning today.  She recently had surgery and isn't able to do usual activities just yet.  My heart really goes out to her, and other people in her situation, because she doesn't just have the physical recovery to deal with, but has also been hit with overwhelming emotional pain.  For my one small kindness today, I cleaned.  And I cleaned Green :)

Simple Green is a great cleaner- very fresh smell!



 Hopefully this small gesture brightened her day just enough to take one small burden off her shoulders. 

Today I noticed that Isaac, my 6 year old son, has been picking up on my actions- I have mentioned to him that I am doing a 'kindness' each day for someone, and I usually fill him in on it.  It looks as though he took it upon himself to do a kindness, and bought his best girl at school an ice cream today.  So sweet :)  Made me very proud to see his giving spirit come out.

Until tomorrow, friends~