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I don’t do this for me, little ones. I’ve never done it for me. This little world of ours was created for you. For years, it has been for you. And our little space grows larger, deeper, and more powerful all of the time. If you’ve not yet entered, do come in. To my darlings that play here so often, you’re a treasure. Let’s keep playing.
Sir
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FUNDRAISER OPPORTUNITY #1: Chronic Reader Shirts!
“Chronic reader” shirts are available again! These shirts make the perfect gift for all the bookworms in your life! The shirts will be available the entire 2 weeks of the Chronic Readers Club fundraiser, through November 3rd!
The design is available as:
- t-shirt: $20 - heather gray, charcoal, black, light pink, and maroon in sizes XS-3XL
- crewneck sweatshirts: $30 - black, heather gray, maroon, light pink, and gold in sizes S-3XL
- v-neck shirts: $22 - heather gray, black, and charcoal in sizes S-2XL
- hoodies: $32 - heather gray, black, maroon, light pink, and gold in sizes S-3XL
- youth t-shirts: $18 - heather gray, black, maroon, light pink, and gold in sizes XS-XL
All the proceeds go directly to funding the remaining 18 packages that need sent to those still on our waiting list for 2019!
To order yours, visit bonfire.com/chronic-reader!
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SpReAd the Love Book Challenge 2015
This post is part of the SpReAd the Love movement started in the Richard Armitage fandom by JazzBaby1andObscura.It has included all sorts of giving with this time being an annual event of book giving in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. In that interest, I’ve decided to give some books to my “local” children’s hospital. I put local in quotes because the hospital is four hours from where I am, but…
That giving feeling is the best feeling. I gave little tokens of appreciation to the hospital staff who have taken good care of me. I am very satisfied with their customer service, and I wanted to tangibly show them how much. What a kick!!!
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“The entire universe lives in a continuous dynamism of receiving and giving, as if caught up in a process of cosmic breathing…To live the covenant means to position oneself in reality, to align oneself with reality in a constant disposition of receiving and giving…Perhaps the whole secret of life consists in receiving that which is offered to us as a gift and responding according to the precise nature of the gift received.”
~ Sofia Cavalletti
[Madeline with the Offering, 1892 - Paul Serusier]
• Sofia Cavalletti was a Catholic laywoman and theologian who received a doctorate in Hebrew and Comparative Semitic Languages from La Sapienza University in Rome and who was a biblical scholar. More: https://www.cgsusa.org/discover/the-cgs-method-past/history/
• The Nabis (from the Hebrew and Arabic term for “prophets,”) were a Symbolist group founded by Paul Sérusier, who organized his friends into a secret society. Wanting to be in touch with a higher power, this group felt that the artist could serve as a “high priest” and “seer” with the power to reveal the invisible. The Nabis felt that as artists they were creators of a subjective art that was deeply rooted in the soul of the artist. While the works of the Nabis differed in subject matter from one another, they all ascribed to certain formal tenets - for example, the idea that a painting was a harmonious grouping of lines and colors. More: https://m.theartstory.org/movement/les-nabis/
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So it begins: The Fundraising Process
Once I made the decision to head to Guyana, I realized the huge mountain that lay ahead of me. The mountain of fundraising! This mountain is by no means insurmountable, however, it is clear that the climb will most certainly be un
comfortable. My fear is not so much that I won’t be able to raise the money – I know God wants me on this trip, so I know He will provide – my fear is rather…how I will…
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” Mark 12:41-44.
My home church recently decided to take a leap of faith and pay off the mortgage of the sanctuary building early. Instead of careful financial planning, they wanted to allow God to work by trusting in Him to provide and allow the congregation to participant in this trust by asking them to give.
I can’t remember the exact number that the church needed in total, but it was in the ballpark of 80,000 dollars (US).
An elder of the church got up in front of the congregation one Sunday to explain what was going on and ask people to give some extra money that month so that the church could accomplish their goal. The congregation was generally positive about the message, but not particularly motivated or inspired….
with one exception.
One little girl in the church listened to the message and felt God calling her to action. After the service, she marched right up to the elder who spoke about giving and handed him… 15 cents.
Not exactly a great start to an $80,000 project, but the elder thanked her and took the money. Later, he came up to that little girl’s father to tell him the cute story about how his daughter had given $0.15 to the building fund. But what that father said changed everything: “You don’t understand,” he said, “That’s not just the money she had with her, that’s ALL the money she HAS. That’s her entire weekly allowance.”
The next week, that same elder got before the church again. This time, he told the story of how a little girl faithfully responded to God’s call and gave everything she had with a heart of worship. And he cried.
People were inspired by the heart of that girl. They followed her example and gave all that they had. And for many of those individuals, they made a lot more in a week than $0.15. The church raised all the money they needed and more that very day. That girl didn’t give $80,000, but she did inspire others with the way that she gave, which led to the giving of $80,000.
She teaches us a lesson about giving and perspective.
I often fall into the trap of believing that what I have to give is not enough. I am easily overwhelmed by the weight and size of the problems in our world. I start to feel like a failure when I can’t solve the issues or heal the pain around me.
But the truth is, God is not asking for you to cure world hunger or singlehandedly stop child trafficking. He does not require us to find a way to fix everything that is broken in the world all by ourselves.
He is asking for you to give Him all you have. And whatever that is, He wants it.
We do God’s will when we faithfully respond to His call for sacrifice with a heart of worship. He asks for what He knows you have the strength and ability to give, and he takes care of the rest.
Our small gifts that seem worthless encourage and challenge others when we give them wholeheartedly. What matters is that we do what God is calling us to do and we lay down all we have to offer at the foot of the cross.
-31Women (beth)
Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth!
-Some random staffer (possibly Dan Scavino), on behalf of President Donald J. Trump
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Posted at: Wed Jan 6 14:24:22 2021 EST [Link]
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At this time of year, everyone focuses on how you should be thankful for the good things in your life. However, a lot of people stop at the thinking – they don’t actually go about giving thanks to the people who’ve earned it. So this Thanksgiving, why don’t you go ahead and give your thanks to the following people:
• Your teachers. The people who have shown you how to do something and improve yourself deserve some recognition. They have made you a better person by offering their time, effort and guidance. Make sure they know that you appreciate that.
• Your family. They probably drive you nuts a lot of the time, but you make them a little crazy too. These people have been there for you your whole life, making sure you didn’t do anything too too stupid. Give them thanks – they’ve earned it.
• Your friends. It’s easy to take your friends for granted, but they really don’t have to be there. They go out of their way to make sure you’ve got everything you need, whether that’s a gallon of ice cream or a road trip the beach.
• Your coaches. Nobody has pushed you harder and further, which is why you’re the person you are today. They always knew you had it in you to be better, faster, stronger, so they helped you get there. Reward their faith with your thanks.
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Please reblog this for my hubs, guys!
If you have read anything on my blog then you know how hard it is to be in a relationship with someone that lives in a different country. Mozart and I are doing great in Ireland, but it is on a time limit. My visa will run out and then he and I will be back at square one… in two different countries, struggling to keep things together. We always had the dream of traveling together, and it has been his dream to travel the world for a year. And while I would love to be able to spend that year with him, dreams quickly become realities when it comes to the finances. I have saved some money but with this move to Ireland, with not being able to find a job for a while, I have not been able to save anywhere near enough to the amount that I need, even though we would be traveling on a she string budget. So, it may be silly, but I set up a GoFund me account. If any of you guys feel generous I would really appreciate it. Even a dollar would be able to make all the difference. Thank You in advance and I hope you keep reading my blog! If I am able to go then I will post stories and photographs and all the amazing things I will hopefully learn.
If you want to read more about my story or if you are at all interested in contributing here is the link: gofundme.com/ly19xw
Have a great night!
