I finally got organized again and to the kids' delight, we're back into the habit of Giving Friday. I'm so thankful for the community of support that we have through Big Hearted Families that keeps me motivated when life gets busy.
Last week's project and this week's project are both supporting an organization called Family-to-Family. Last week, we participated in their Birthday Giving Project in which you put everything that a child would need to celebrate a birthday (including homemade cards, as shown below) in a shoebox and wrap it. Family-to-Family connects you with a local shelter to which you can deliver your boxes. We plan to do this once a quarter or so, with our next two times being Sept. and Dec. (special months for the kids; why not celebrate your own birthday by helping someone in need to have fun celebrating theirs?).
We also signed up for a year-long commitment to Family-to-Family's Books for Life project which involves them pairing us up with a child in need to whom we send a book with personal notes each month. I can't wait to see what the kids put in their notes and look forward to the regular commitment that will help to keep us focused on giving throughout the year.
