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Fade back to the 70’s or so… What do you see?… Lots of olive green ovens and and rust colored carpet… maybe we went too far back.  Come forward a little, oh it’s me.  My mom just made me a beautiful blue and white striped skirt.  I love it so much, I want a shirt to go with it, but mom thinks there is not enough material left to make a shirt. I’m a child, how much material can it take… and really how hard can it be?   It takes just a few straight lines of sewing.  While she is not looking, I...

Watch this first Wouldn’t you love to see this kid and many million others get this excited over a box from YOU through Operation Christmas Child! Wouldn’t you love to see this much energy from me…..keep wishing.Would that you and I would be half as excited about say... anything…. Your job The opportunity to live in the LittleGemsUSA...(couldn’t help myself there). Your health Your child in the next room Go on and kiss them..well not your co-workers and neighbors, but your family.  You are so blessed.  If you buy some jewelry, you get a little sparkle for yourself and give a...

Some of the prettiest pictures I've seen have been of these gorgeous little Indian girls.  By that I mean from India.  Dark, dark hair and pretty eyes, tan skin that I'm jealous of...all created beautifully to go with brightly colored clothes and gold jewelry... ok I'm jealous of that as well.     Photo courtesy of AsOurOwn.org The people at AsOurOwn.org help protect these girls by rescuing them from exploitation on the streets of India.  In their words, they:   Rescue, liberate, intervene, redeem, saveProtect, care for, shelter, shield, surround, secureEmpower, strengthen, equip, educate, invest and bring changeMost importantly... they...

Image courtesy of www.wrex.com I, like most, people when they think of the Salvation Army think of the bell ringers at Christmas time.  I see them daily since they normally stand outside the building where I work or across the street at Walgreen's.  Something about the bucket with the perfect little slot and the bell and Christmas...make me want to give.  Of course then I encounter them on the next block and then the next block and the next, when I go for lunch... " I just gave at the last one"... they're thinking...."sure you did", but always with a...