Make A Difference Monday

Welcome to Make A Difference Monday. Happy Christmas Eve to all my friends!  

Caution: you will get to know me a bit more today. We usually go to church and tithe but for a period of months, we were in between churches. We decided to donate to my favorite band, Jars of Clay sponsored non-profit: Blood: Water Mission. It was nice to give to a good cause and help get clean drinking water to needy people in Africa. Since then, we have found a good home church and our tithes are staying at home. Every Christmas, Jars of Clay sends me a lovely CD for donating that one year.  

Its a nice present but I shouldn't take advantage of it.  There is a lot of need in Africa and sending a little goes a long way. If you are looking to help Africa, consider Blood: Water Mission. I am looking for guest posters for Make a Difference Monday. If you have a non-profit or a story about giving back you'd like to share, please comment below or email me at estherdavison@gmail.com. Please stay tuned for Top Twenty in 2012 on Christmas Day!

Make a Difference Monday

Dear Bloggy Friends,
Whenever possible it is good to give back to your community. Find your passion and volunteer with it. I enjoy too many hobbies to count (oops.) On occasion, I can be found volunteering at an art gallery or I have taught piano lessons to under-priviledged children. I have plans to crochet scarves for the needy and someday I hope to learn how to make hats (round seems too hard at the moment.) I love animals but could never volunteer with them. If an opportunity came to run a race or volunteer at an auction, I would happily oblige. There's never a shortage of opportunities.

The only problem I have discovered is many of these fabulous non-profits need money. A lot of money. I never have enough for myself (in my own opinion.) I also am not interested in calling people for money or any other type of fundraising. The good news is I can do what I like and it still provides assistance to worthy organizations.

Please tell me what you have done or would like to do. Its always fun to share ideas. I decided it would be fun to change my blog design a little. What do you think?

Progress...not perfection

My current read is “Mind Over Money” by Brad Klontz and Ted Klontz. The best nugget of wisdom I found so far was this: The goal is progress, not perfection. As a first born, I am always striving for perfection. I know that is unreasonable but I still try.