Posted in 1000th Mitzvah Challenge, tagged 1000th mitzvah, Food pantry, New Seasons Market, Seventh Generation on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Time to Celebrate!
On my blog posted March 17th, I announced that my final 1000th mitzvah needed to be food related, since my dad loved to cook and eat. Several people heeded my request and have given to their local food banks or other food related charities.
Now I need help fulfilling my final mitzvah. My goal [...]
Posted in mitzvahs, tagged gym, Loaves and Fishes on April 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s hard to believe that I have finally reached my final 10 mitzvahs for this 1000 mitzvah project. What started out as a crazy idea in the middle of the night has turned into something powerful and beneficial. These past few weeks, I have been slow to track mitzvahs because I wasn’t quite ready to [...]
Posted in mitzvahs, tagged Auction committee on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
989) Saturday night, I volunteered to help with our annual Sock Hop and auction. My kids came along as well and also pitched in to help out. I loved being able to answer questions and help people who needed something. Our auction committee for this event, made some changes in the format and we exceeded [...]
Posted in review entries, sources/quotes, tagged quote, Volunteerism on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Volunteers Plant the Seeds of Kindness
” A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up to make new trees.” Lawrence Lovasik, American minister and writer
Last week, I spoke at a volunteer appreciation dessert for a retirement community. The coordinator asked me if in addition to speaking about my [...]
Posted in mitzvahs, tagged auction, budget committee on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
984 & 985) Sent two cards. Get well and thinking of you.
986) On Tuesday night, I volunteered to speak on behalf of our school at a local school board budget committee meeting. It was harder than I thought it would be to come up with a unified statement. Also, the nerves to do this must [...]
Posted in mitzvahs, tagged Yizkor Service on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
981) Volunteered to distribute cookie dough.
982) Helped a colleague with some technical assistance.
983) Donated items for an upcoming school party.
Yizkor Service
I attended synagogue this morning to participate in the Yizkor service. It is held four times a year and allows people a chance to honor the memory of their loved ones. I returned to a [...]
Posted in mitzvahs, tagged Acts of Kindness on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Received several mitzvahs.
This afternoon a friend told me that yesterday on Easter she overheard a mom she knows talking about my blog and mitzvah project. My friend interjected and told them she knew me. Wow, that totally made my day!
Tonight, I attended a speakers association meeting. At the end of the meeting, I asked a [...]
Posted in Blogger news, tagged Guest Blogger on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been invited to be a guest blogger on the Portland Family Currently Speaking blog. Come visit. I wrote a fun peice about mothering a tweenager today!
Posted in mitzvahs, tagged A kind word on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
977) Let a man in a wheelchair pass on the road in front of me.
978) Showed kindness to a neighbor.
979) Passed along some information requested by a Passover guest.
980) The other day when I was at going to the gym at the Jewish Community Center, I noticed that the guard had worked a double shift [...]
Posted in Jewish information, mitzvahs, tagged Passover on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our Passover Table
It’s been more than week since I have posted any mitzvahs. I have been entrenched in Passover preparation which culminated in a wonderful Seder held on Wednesday night at our home with 15 people at our outstretched table. For days prior to the Seder, I was cleaning and preparing my home as well [...]
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