I love this passage of Scripture. I had it memorized at one point, long before there was even any chance on the horizon of me being a wife! I re-read it last night, perhaps the first time since I’ve been married, to inspire me to be a good wife, to be productive, to contribute something [...]

In honor of the first National Day of Service and Remembrance this September 11, 2009, here are some inspirational quotes on giving and serving from my collection…
Getters generally don’t get happiness; givers get it. You simply give others a bit of yourself–a thoughtful act, a helpful idea, a word of appreciation, a lift over a [...]

I just learned yesterday about this opportunity to join with the rest of America in a day celebrating the spirit of volunteerism and service.
In April of this year, President Obama signed legislation that made September 11 a National Day of Service and Remembrance. The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance foundation asks Americans to pledge [...]

Just as I finished getting ready to leave the house yesterday afternoon to run some errands and work at Panera for a change of scenery, the floodgates were opened. It rained so hard that our front yard became a riverbed–not just a creek running down the side of the driveway like it usually does in [...]