My doctor a mitzvah hero

928) At Starbucks today, I complimented one of the employees on her cool  stockings. She preceded to tell me where I could get my own pair locally as well at their on line website. We should all share local shops we know and love and help support them in these economic times. I do it [...]

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AM Northwest appearance

I was a guest on AM Northwest yesterday. I haven’t been on television since I was 5 when I went on the Romper Room show. I was very excited but also pretty nervous. Many friends emailed or called me with advice and suggestions. I was really grateful. Despite the incredible butterflies, it was a great [...]

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A candle in the darkness

Had to share this wonderful mitzvah we received today. This morning my husband and I went to breakfast downtown, a rare treat for us. We arrived at the small well known breakfast cafe and realized that there would be quite a wait. I tried to approach the hostess to ask how long the wait would [...]

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Mitzvahs

920) A few weeks ago, our PTO met and the news was pretty bad. Budget shortfalls, staff needing to take unpaid time and perhaps a shortened school year. Needless to say the staff morale was quite low. A past PTO president and mom, suggested we organize to bring in lunch for the teachers and staff. [...]

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Good friends

919) Yesterday, I visited a friend who had surgery last week. We roomed together in college so our friendship spans more than two decades. We met before husbands, before children and before our lives seemed to take on the adult roles they do these days. Her mom had been staying with her since her surgery [...]

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Loaves and Fishes

916) My mom and I volunteered Friday to deliver Valentine-o-grams for Loaves and Fishes. Turned out we knew two of the recipients. Made the experience quite unique this year.
917) Held the door twice today for two different people using a walker.
918) Dropped off a little something for a friend recovering from surgery.
On Saturday, my family [...]

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A wonderful connection

915) My new “friend” contacted me a few days ago on Facebook, but I have to admit, I couldn’t really place her. I knew she was living in Vermont near where I had grown up with my dad and the name was so familiar. Finally, even though it embarrassed me to do this, I emailed [...]

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Volunteering at school

909) I had signed up to volunteer at school on Tuesday to help with a project. When I showed up they had already completed the assignment. I wandered around the school figuring I could find something to help with that day. I ended up learning about shelving books in the library. It’s one of those [...]

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February mitzvahs

901) Sent a card to a friend who had recently lost her dog.
902) Volunteered at school. My daughter’s teacher was out for the day and at first I was disappointed to work with the substitute.   I helped do some filming for a project my daughter is working on with two other students and we had [...]

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Q & A article in the NW Kids Magazine

Jessica Davis, editor of the NW Kids magazine interviewed me for this month’s issue about my mitzvah project. Here is the link for that article.  http://www.nwkids.com/Mitzvahs

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