rebeca  Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Today was the first Tuesday of the month, so that means my oldest son and I clear our schedules and spend the morning together. It’s one of my favorite days of the month! Today is also our scheduled day to do at least one act of kindness. If you remember, I was inspired by a [...]

rebeca  Tuesday, January 3, 2012

I know I sound like a broken record when I talk about Pinterest, but I just love that site. I find so much inspiration and great ideas for projects. Just a couple weeks ago, I came across a pin for a blogger who did 38 random acts of kindness in honor of her 38th birthday. [...]

rebeca  Thursday, November 10, 2011

Are your kids beginning to tell you what they want for Christmas? Once they finish their letter to Santa, make sure to stamp it, take it to Macy’s and drop it in their special Santa letterbox. For every letter they get, they’ll donate $1 to the Make a Wish Foundation (up to $1,000,000).

rebeca  Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Upon speaking of death, a friend once noted that if you lose a spouse, you’re considered to be a widow / widower. If you lose your parents, you’re considered to be an orphan. But, if you lose a child, there simply aren’t any words. The pain is so unbearable that we can’t even come up [...]

rebeca  Wednesday, October 27, 2010

When I was a kid, we used pillow cases to collect candy on Halloween. It was really exciting, but let’s face it, nobody needs that much candy. But, it’s not like you can just throw it away. (I think that’s an actual crime in some states!) So what do you do with all that loot?
Dentists [...]

rebeca  Thursday, October 14, 2010

As Breast Cancer Awareness month is upon us, I wanted to take an opportunity to remind you of a tremendously easy and FREE way that you can make a difference.
The Love/Avon Army of Women offers a revolutionary new opportunity for YOU to partner with research scientists to move us beyond a cure…and it is one [...]

rebeca  Thursday, September 16, 2010

Cold Stone Creamery will be hosting an ice cream social Sept. 30 from 5-8 to in honor of the Make a Wish Foundation. Customers will get a free 3oz portion of Kate’s Creation, which is made of caramel apple ice cream, chocolate shavings, graham cracker crumbs and apple pie filling. While you’re there, you can show your [...]

rebeca  Tuesday, September 14, 2010

In support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 8% of the value of each Groupon purchased goes to The Declan Carmical Fund, a fund set up to benefit the family of Declan Carmical, a little boy in the Washington DC area who lost his battle with a rare form of cancer on 8/18, a week shy [...]

rebeca  Monday, August 23, 2010

Enjoy 30% off from August 26-29 at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy and they’ll donate 5% of what you spend to a non-profit.
Just click here to get started: Give and Get is Here!

rebeca  Tuesday, July 20, 2010

By playing a simple multiple-choice game, you can help the World Food Programme fight hunger. In fact, for each answer you get right, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice to help end hunger. Made possible through the site’s advertisers, the concept is simple: engage and educate people for free and end world hunger. You [...]