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The Best Places to Donate Clothes (That Don’t Resell)

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Looking for the best place to donate clothes? Keep reading to discover several great options for places to donate clothes that don't resell. This post was sponsored by Burlington Stores but the opinions and text are 100% mine. When we were preparing for our big move from Indiana to Texas, I wanted to go through every closet, every box, and ...

Why and How to Do a Random Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar

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Combat entitlement this holiday season with a Random Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar! I'm sharing why kindness matters, random acts of kindness ideas, and tips for doing a month of random acts of kindness as individuals, kids, and families. Plus, free random acts of kindness advent calendars! "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever ...

How to Assemble Blessing Bags for Homeless People as a Group

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This post is sponsored by Mormon.org. All opinions expressed are my own. This year as part of our homeschool, we participate in a local Christian Exploring Co-Op. We take turns planning field trips for our kids. In addition to the field trips we schedule a Moms Night Out, a Teen Night, and a Service Project each quarter too. Our last service ...

Family Service Ideas to Give Back and Pay It Forward

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Looking for some great family service ideas? Then you've come to the right place. Keep reading for service ideas for families that are easy and also super meaningful! Last week I was doing my regular weekly grocery shopping trip, which meant it was during the day and with all four of my children, as we are homeschooling the oldest two for ...

How to Gift Proper Prenatal Care and a Safe Birth

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I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central and Kangu. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Getting proper prenatal medical care when you are pregnant is pretty important. A lot of things can go wrong during a pregnancy that can threaten the life of the baby or the mother, many of which can ...

Money Can Buy You Happiness When You Give Forward

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This post is sponsored by GiveForward and Find Your Influence. All opinions are mine. There have been a lot of times in my life where I have been on the receiving end of another's generosity, and I'm not just talking about holidays and birthdays. My family wasn't very well off while growing up, and bags of (hand-me down) clothes would often show ...

Hunger in America – The Monkey Do Project

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Today Jacqueline Wilson, the founder of The Monkey Do Project, and fellow Indianapolis blogger, is guest posting about something very important - Hunger in America. This is especially a problem as many children no longer have school lunches and meals. Find out how you can help end child hunger right here in the United States of America. Shocking ...

Instilling the Value of Service in Our Kids

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Charity, service, helping others. Whatever name you give it, service is a value that every parents wants instilled within their child. We want to raise children who believe in assisting, in lending a hand, and in putting in the time and/or the hard work in order to do so, because if we do not have charity, we are nothing (or so says Paul in 1 ...

A Stranger Asked Me for a Ride, but My Kids Were in the Car…

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A woman was walking around our apartment complex as I was putting my kids in the car to head off to our weekly church play-group. My husband was inside the house, intending to stay home and do some schoolwork. After I strapped my kids in the car, I grabbed my husband's school bag out of the back when this woman apologetically asked if I could help ...

12 Days of Christmas Secret Santa Gift Ideas

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Looking to give service for the 12 Days of Christmas? Here are 12 Days of Christmas Gift Ideas for a Secret Santa! I'll never forget hearing that knock on our door, opening our front door and discovering no one there. Instead, there was a present waiting for us. It was Christmas 2011 and our little family of four was going through a very ...

It’s crazy, but Santa is real!

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My friend Lisa made a great post on her family blog about how Santa is real and I loved it, so much so I asked if I could share it! I have never thought of Santa in this way, but as I have been a recipient of real Santa's in my life, once at Christmas, and once at Thanksgiving, and currently as we have been receiving gifts for the 12 days of ...

A Thanksgiving Gift

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Josh and I were out and about today, running some errands. We picked up some books and his laptop from work finally (where the cleaning lady wished him a good recovery). We then went to Wal-Mart, where don't usually go for groceries, but we only had a few things to get, and went there because we also needed to buy an ink cartridge, thus it would ...