I have to admit....I have not been doing a good job at the 30-Day Giving Challenge! I planned on gutting the house for donatable items the first two days and not much of that got done. Monday afternoon I had to go to town and Tuesday late morning I had to go to town again. And of course, Wednesday...well, I might as well mark all Wednesdays off my calendar to begin with! Although I did do something that is particularly hard for me to do yesterday for someone else. So I do count that as "giving" of myself.
Now on to the rest of the 30-Day Challenge... Today, I came across the JCPenney/Salvation Army Angel Giving Tree, very similar to the KSBJ Giving Tree they have done in the past and are doing again this year. And there are about 12 children in our area listed on here to be "adopted" for Christmas. So I thought I'd share this with anyone interested. They make it real easy for you to shop off of JCPenney.com and ship the items for FREE. But you may also shop wherever you like and ship them or deliver them!


As for the KSBJ Giving Tree, so far there are only about 38 needs listed. But I'm sure that will grow to several hundred. I searched and found 3 for Conroe, but none for Huntsville yet. Last year there were several from Huntsville. I know for many families, like ours, we are not always able to meet large needs, but I can sure help spread the word, so maybe someone out there can, or a group can get together and help another family in need.

Help spread the word! Or get together a group to "adopt" a family in need this year!

http://30daygivingchallenge.com/

I came across this and have decided to participate. It may not be by great financial means, but hopefully this 30 days of giving will push me to give more of myself. My personal goal is just to be more self-less and give more time to God, my husband, my children, my family, and my friends. And to focus on a verse that I always post at the end of my "Freecycle" emails...

... "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same." Luke 3:11 NIV

...Giving from what we have been given.


These 1st two days, Monday and Tuesday, I plan on simply going through our house and getting ready bags of things to donate, things to list on freecycle or craigslist, things to sell and donate the money, etc. And getting some more ideas ready for future days. Feel free to share ideas and I'll add them to my list if they're not already on it!