Making a Difference…One person at a time…One day at a time
Hey everyone…boy it has been a busy past few weeks for our TouchingYourHeart.net blog and our GAAW Prayer Chain!! ….{well…maybe a busy past few months by now…I am losing track of time!!} But that is GREAT!!!!
I just wanted to take the time to remind you all of a few things we have going on…and updates on other things we have done. I know we have thrown a lot at you lately and it’s so easy to lose track of what we have going on. {Please excuse my “ugly links”…I didn’t take the time to do the “pretty hyperlinks.” And….this is a LONG post so please bear with my babbling and rambling!!}
- Please remember to cast your vote for the Make A Wish Foundation. ONLY FIVE DAYS LEFT-voting ends September 15!! {Fellow GAAW, Kelly Braun requested our help spreading the word on this and we are so THRILLED to be able to help!! Let’s not let him down!!} For more info go to: http://touchingyourheart.net/blog/2011/08/30/subaru-share-the-love-event-make-a-wish/ and/or for a direct link to vote on Subaru’s Facebook page, please go to: https://www.facebook.com/subaruofamerica?sk=app_257448760939476
- We jumped on to help with spreading the word on selling “Save Your Skin” Tshirt Fundraiser for Lindsey Bowman. The first order was a huge success with 405 tshirts ordered!!! Now that people have seen the tshirts, we have more people wanting to order, thus we are helping with a 2nd order. So if you are interested, check out the Facebook link at http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=242333769130929 or follow this link to order directly: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHRqNnJCdXBoNWpyOWpnWktiTHgwU0E6MQ Orders and $ must be submitted by Sept 23.
- The “Team Lindsey’s Kicking Cancer’s A$$ Challenge” has been reactivated. Robin and I decided we wanted to reactivate it so we could all wear GREEN for Lindsey on Friday’s…the day of her weekly treatments. She is currently scheduled to receive weekly treatments for 16 months…so we thought it would be great to continue to show our love, support, positive thoughts, prayers and energy until her treatments are done. We know we most likely won’t get as high of numbers as the day of her 2nd surgery, but as dear Robin always says, “Each time someone wear/displays green, then that is just one more prayer or positive thought that is sent Lindsey’s way.” To follow the challenge on Facebook, go to: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=200963326622037 You can also continue to follow Lindsey’s journey and show your support on
her Team Lindsey Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/112301302196286/ - The “Back Pack Drive for flooded families in Ward County and surrounding areas” was a HUGE success. Last count I
heard was they ended with 96 back packs I believe! We were so thrilled to be a part of this awesome event by helping the Bowman County 4H Council spread the word!! {we are GREAT ramblers and babblers!!} Thank you all for the great support!!! - We did a “Pink Day Fun Day for Shay” where we asked you all to wear pink on the day of Shay’s surgery to close up her feeding tube hole. From what we hear, Shay continues to be doing very well! GO SHAY!
- I hope you are all continuing to keep Minot and surrounding areas and Bismarck/Mandan in your thoughts and prayers as many are still affected by the flooding that went on this summer. Many are still not in their homes, many will not be able to go back to their homes and many are moving back into their homes. Each of them will have issues to face, so please, please, please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers and count your blessings and offer up a quick bullet prayer of thanks for those blessings.
- Starting August 1, ND passed the Texting While Driving Ban. http://touchingyourheart.net/blog/2011/08/10/texting-while-driving-ban-in-north-dakota/ I wrote a little post on this issue and was honest about how I was doing with it. I continue to honestly be doing GREAT!! I am SO proud of myself!! I honestly have not texted once or checked Facebook or emails while driving since then!!! That is a HUGE feat for me. {Unfortunately, I do still continue to talk on my phone while driving!} I would LOVE to hear how this texting ban is going for you and any thoughts you may!!
- I still have not found anyone willing to take on the duties of our “Teaser Fairy”, so I have decided at this point to discontinue the
Teasers for now…or at least put them on hold for now. I LOVE this feature of our blog/GAAW’s and feel so guilty for not having posted more of them the last year, but now that I don’t work at home, I personally just don’t have the time to post the teasers,
send out the emails, keep track of the answers and then announce the winners. Doesn’t sound like much, but for some reason I just can’t keep up with it. It was a huge relief having our dear Karen pick and deliver the prizes for me, but now that she is also swamped and has no time, I know I can’t do it all. I AM SO SORRY..and thank you to all of you who have so generously
donated prizes and to those of you who played along. I will plan on holding onto those prizes and if someone comes up with a great idea on what to do with them please let me know!! {Mitt-you still have a prize coming, I just need to pick it up from Karen!!}
Okay, I think that wraps up the last few months! Whew! On behalf of Robin and our great helpers-Steph and Diane A…and myself….we want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts!! YOU ARE AWESOME! Thanks so much for your support with all that we bring
your way. You are simply amazing and I hope that you all realize that you are helping us achieve our goal of what we wanted TouchingYourHeart.net to be all about…
“Making a Difference…One person at a time…One Day at a time.”
{Robin and I have decided to officially make this our new motto…as it is so perfect for what TouchingYourHeart.net and our God’s Angels at Work {GAAW} Prayer Chain is all about!}
~with all my love~jodi