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Few Days Left for Christmas Giving Idea #4

Giving sometimes is easier than receiving. What if this year, you decided to buy for a family. What if you adopt one and decide to do the shopping, have the fun of the mall and the crowds, but doing it for a family, other than your own?

Just a thought!

Photo by Gustav Faran

Giving to the Salvation Army would be one way of doing this. Not only talking about the guys outside the stores with their bells. We are talking about the organization itself. And adopt a family!

If you do not feel that this a...

For $6000 We Will Interview You

So today I got an interesting phone call from a well known network. The Associate Producer and Guest Coordinator sent me e-mail that he wanted to talk to me. How delightful! I was stoked.

For ten minutes, he told me that my book Caring for Eleanor would be perfect for their show that caters to women. My books on the whole would be perfect for their segment.

I got slightly suspicious when he asked when I would be on the East Coast. Ah, thought I to myself, they will not fly me over. But hey, I c...

A Few Days Left for Christmas Giving Ideas #3- Chemo Caps

For this the third idea, I found these amazing sites for you to ponder. A dear friend of mine, Diane is involved in crocheting and knitting Chemo therapy caps for cancer patients. Diane sends what she makes to Bev's Country Cottage where they are given to the patients.

Don't leave their heads bare this Season. Give them a hug from near or far. Head Huggers gives you patterns and designs. Get creative, learn a new art and help someone else.

A woman's hair is her glory and a bald child tugs at...

A Few Days Till Christmas Gift Ideas 2

As I promised I will come up with a few ideas till the end of this wonderful season to celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus.

What if with just $25 dollars you can change the life of someone on the other side of the world. Have you heard of KIVA Loans?

Nafisa lives in Changamwe, Kenya and owns a salon business which has been in operation for one year. She is married and has three children, two of whom are in school. She is also employed elsewhere.

Alice is 32 years old and lives in the...

A Few Days Till Christmas Ideas For Giving

One of the hardest things to do is decide on Christmas giving. If part of your offering is to others, then this should not come as a surprise.

Over the next few days, I will suggest to you several venues. Take me up on one or all but think of at least one of the suggestions seriously.

For today it is my favorite people of Smile Train.

No child should grow with such facial deformity. But with a few dollars a year, each child could get the surgery needed. This Christmas make someone smile for...

Give to Others First this Christmas

Christmas is coming! So this year instead of asking your children for a list of things and wishes for themselves, ask them what they want to buy someone else.

Yes, a little radical? Not at all! Christmas is about giving not getting, right? So, start at home. Here are some tips:

For every toy your children get, they have to give you one they do not want. It cannot be broken or useless. Something they hung onto because more is better.Adopt a family. Buy for someone else this year. The economy is...

The Cahokian by Zoe Saadia

Book Review:

At the end of The Cahokian, I was left with tears in my eyes at the intensity of the lessons learned by all involved. A tremendous achievement in terms of a historical novel. It was written with care and love. As though the author knew the terrain, loved the people.

Zoe managed to reel me in the very first chapter with sing song writing and delightful metaphors. Instead of Autumn or Fall, we hear of the season of falling leaves. I loved her writing. Loved the love story behind...

Happy Thanksgiving without a turkey! 2011

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It represents everything I enjoy and share in life.

Sitting around a meal together with people I love or people I bring in to bless with good food and company, is always a rush to me. It is a time for giving, a time for sharing and a time to be appreciative not only for what we have, but for life itself. A welcoming entrance.

No, it is not on the lower scales of holidays, it is on the upper echelon of Special Holiday. Food brings people together...

Kindness, the two edged sword

Kindness is never rated when you are doing well. Kindness matters when the chips are down and times are hard. In the end when kindness is expressed, it will leave the person receiving it with one of two states: thankful or resentful.

So, it matters little what the reaction is to kindness. Always do the kind and right thing and allow the rest to float in space and time. It is hardship to lay your head down knowing you have insulted or taken advantage of another. In the end, it comes back to...