Coming Soon To An Animal Shelter Near You

October 25, 2011

Don’t worry, I’m not going to make you listen to Sarah McLachlan sing “In The Arms of an Angel” while you read (although you can if you feel so moved). I don’t want you to cry … I want you to think about the animals that are abandoned in shelters. Don’t feel guilty and think [...]

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Be The Change

October 22, 2011

When my neighbor walks her annoying, yappy little dog through the neighborhood each day, she wears work gloves and carries an enormous garbage bag. It’s not that her dog will make that big of a mess when he does his “business.” While she walks, she carries that bag because she picks up the trash that [...]

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A Handful Of Helpers

April 22, 2011

I’m drowning in a sea of Share A Square afghans at my house, and I don’t get much opportunity to come up for air! I’ve got a lot of hands reaching to help, though. For the last several days I have been working with the 4th and 5th grade art students at Cross Oaks Elementary [...]

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Kids Who Make A Difference

April 1, 2011

For the last several days, my mood has been soured by an experience with overprotective parents. They wrap their children in bubble wrap to shield them from hearing about the real world. Though I’ve been a bit indignant about the way they have acted toward me, my biggest concern has been the affect they are [...]

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An Epilogue: Finders Weepers

October 1, 2010

My “inner selves” were at war. Good Shelly battled Evil Shelly in an epic “cat fight,” as I pondered what to do about the stamps I found at the post office yesterday. I’m not talking a couple of “Forever Stamps” … I’m talking big money : $36.60 worth of stamps. Evil Shelly snarled, “Keep ‘em, [...]

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Just Like Christmas

August 31, 2010

Every day at my house has become like Christmas, because I get to open packages! I’ve thrown away my mascara, because it runs down my face and makes me look like a sad clown (clowns are scary!). For some reason, my eyes leak every time one of those packages get opened. They are not gifts [...]

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But For The Grace Of God

August 12, 2010

Two times she had approached me on the street. She was dressed in a garish costume that made her look like she was celebrating the 4th of July, pushing a cart with two cats, and holding a sign that read, “Could you please help my two cats and I with some change.” Two times I [...]

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Share A Square 2010 Begins

June 30, 2010

If you crochet, chances are good that you have a handful of tiny balls of yarn. Though they aren’t big enough to create a project, you can’t bring yourself to throw them away! Here is your opportunity to use that yarn for a good cause. It’s called “Share A Square” Our mission is simple: We [...]

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My Crochet Hooks Are Twitching … Will “Share A Square” Make A Comeback?

June 3, 2010

I am itching to do some volunteer work for kids with cancer. In 2007 and 2008 I worked with volunteers from all over the globe to make afghans for children at a cancer camp here in Texas. You can read a story about it that was syndicated on BlogHer. Each afghan contained squares from 40 [...]

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Not Clowning Around

April 23, 2010

I know y’all think that I have too many “favorite charities.” I tell you about a lot of them when Only The Good Friday rolls around, but I’m not clowning around on this one. Ronald McDonald Houses rock and my own family has found that out this week! My niece had a baby who required [...]

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Comment For The Cure

April 18, 2010

Chances are pretty good that you know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. I read the following sentence on a post at BlogHer and found it staggering: Did you know that one in eight women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime and breast cancer is the leading [...]

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Cleaning For A Reason

March 25, 2010

You know as well as I do that cleaning house can be difficult on a good day. The bending, stooping, and reaching can be exhausting. The cleaning products can overwhelm your senses. Imagine how difficult housecleaning can be for a cancer patient! Fortunately, there is an organization that will supply a free professional cleaning service [...]

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Seek And Ye Shall Find

February 5, 2010

Some of you know that on this blog I only post good things on Friday. By that, I mean “not negative.” As I told you in the beginning if we look for the good, we are likely to find it. Some days it is harder to find good than on others, but it is necessary [...]

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Gimme Shelter

January 21, 2010

It’s not Only The Good Friday, yet, my friends. I know that, but this can’t wait. I bet when you look at the television news you aren’t seeing a lot of good. Images of the suffering in Haiti are overwhelming, aren’t they? I feel helpless. Those people have lost their homes and need shelter now! [...]

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One Million Acts of Kindness — A Lifetime Goal

January 15, 2010

Kindness. Do you think that the trait of kindness is innate, or is it something that we “learn?” I’m not sure that everyone is born with it, but I think that most people can learn to be kind … although it takes practice. By practicing simple acts of kindness, I think we can teach our [...]

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All Warm Inside

January 8, 2010

Is it cold at your house? Around here it is the coldest it’s been in thirteen years! If you live in the north, I know you snicker when we complain about a couple of days of wind chill in the teens, but Texans aren’t always physically or mentally prepared for the Arctic blasts. Last night [...]

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Now It’s Time For A Trip To The Food Bank

December 13, 2009

Many thanks to all of you who left “comments for cans!” I have felt some “good energy” coming from you the last few days. Now, I’m excited about a trip to the Tarrant Area Food Bank tomorrow to donate 125 cans. As I wandered through the grocery aisles gathering those cans for the food bank, [...]

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A Week of Feasting

December 11, 2009

Food has been the focus of my week … not for me (because Lord knows I could stand to slow down on eating a bit — I’m already a member of The Sisterhood of the Grappling Pants), but for others. That is my good for this Only The Good Friday. If you are a new [...]

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One Comment Equals One Can To The Food Bank

December 6, 2009

Chances are pretty darned good that if you are reading this you are not one of the one out of six Americans who go hungry. According to a department of agriculture survey, that number doesn’t include folks who have food only because they are poor enough to qualify for food stamps. Food banks are in [...]

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Another Opportunity For Folks With Big Hearts

November 13, 2009

Holidays are around the corner, and I’ve noticed that people open their hearts to others this time of year. Especially I see that knitters and crocheters all over the internet keep their hands busy creating items to give away. But, you don’t have to be crafty to give … just creative. You can purchase handmade [...]

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