I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know I gained five pounds at least! It was great surrounding myself with family and friends and listening to them share their lives, the good, the bad, and the ugly. There were tears, and there was joy but most of all, there was thanks.
It is sad that we only really take once a year to give thanks for all that we have, all that is available to us, and all that is yet to come. So many things we take for granted and too much time we let pass without really sharing our thanks, especially to those that matter the most to us.
This is also a time though when we can take our thankfulness a step further and help out those who are still in need. It doesn’t necessarily take money, but just a little of your time, or belongings even that you no longer need or use. In closing, I am leaving you with some ideas in how you can give back, to share some of what has made you thankful this holiday season – this year, years past and years to come. Just think, if everyone gave back, just a little in whatever fashion they could showing their thanks for their own bounty just how much nicer of a world this would be.
Ideas for giving back:
Donate blankets to an Oncology unit in a Children’s Hospital.
Raise money for Cancer Research through bake sales, car washes, etc.
Donate used bikes to needy families.
Support and/or volunteer at your local YMCA.
Collect and donate personal care items to homeless shelters.
Volunteer time or animal food at local Animal Shelter.
Donate money/school supplies to local schools.
Help local elderly with yard care, meals, etc.
Donate clothing and infant to child supplies to local Child Welfare offices.
Send books, magazines, treats, personal care supplies, etc to our Soldiers.
Donate your time at any Nursing Home.
I am sure you can come up with a great many more ways you can give back. If it is as small as helping an elderly get their groceries to their car or as big as a large donation to your favorite charity, it doesn’t matter, as long as you are sharing your bounty back. Have a great weekend!
5 pounds??? What the heck did you eat? The list of ideas to give back was awesome. I always do the angel tree but I'm going to pick one or two from your list also.
ReplyDeleteI took a couple of bags of baby food to our town's crisis nursery. I'm going to stock up and take some things to one of the food pantry's too. I know they are low this time of the year.
ReplyDeleteI know this. I don't want to see any more turkey for several months. I've had leftovers cooked every way you can think of. We finally finished it off last night. Turkey is good, but even too much of a good thing.....
ReplyDeleteOMG, the turkey is finally gone. I ground the last of it and put it in a potato casserole. Next time I'm going to buy the smallest turkey they have so the leftovers won't last so long.
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