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Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza NO NICOTINE -Nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine.-12 million deaths have been caused by cigarette smoking over the last 40 years.-80% of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18.-70% of smokers say…

I recently won this awesome gift pack of goodies from http://www.iowageekonline.com/. Some of the items included measuring spoons, a cheese slicer, an apron, a coupon organizer and a $25 gift card to Hy-Vee (my favorite grocery store)! I used the measuring spoons during my baking today and just love them. I will be using my…

The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. Although his life had gotten harder — and money tighter — since his father died and the family bakery closed…Eddie dreamed that somehow his mother would find a way to have his dream bike gleaming…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza THANK A TEACHER -There are 2.6 million teachers that teach K-12. -42% of K-12 teachers are over 50 years old. -Almost 50% of teachers leave the profession by their 5th year. -A 15 billion per year…

The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means, “God with us.” Matthew 1:23

Random.org chose our winner this morning……………. Here are your random numbers: 3 Timestamp: 2009-12-08 Anonymous said…Snazzy the Kitty is the best. We love all the animals at our house and Frosty would get lots of lovin here. MaryMary is the winner. Please contact me and I will get Frosty right out to you!

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -The U.S. leads the industrialized world in waste generation, producing 245 million tons annually-4.5 pounds per person per day. -2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away every hour. -Producing recycled white paper creates…

The pleasure of seeing others delight from our generosity makes us want to give and give again!

Over Thanksgiving, our family decided to take a short vacation with my husband’s sister and her family. We traveled to St. Louis, staying in the Drury Inn – Union Station (which I highly recommend). So, since we were so close to the Gateway Arch, the kids wanted to go there and travel up to the…

The winner of the Energizer Batteries and charger is……………………………………………………. Here are your random numbers: 6 Timestamp: 2009-12-01 04:09:38 UTC Andrea said…I’d use them to charge up the toys coming for Christmas and then to charge my camera back up for our baby due in January 🙂 November 16, 2009 6:13 PM Congrats to Andrea! I…