Tag Archives: giving

Project Linus ~ A Gift to be Treasured

October, 2016 Have you heard about Project Linus? About a year ago, my friend Wendy introduced me to this loving project that was inspired by an article in Parade Magazine back in 1995, about Laura, a petite three-year old girl … Continue reading

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How to build backpacks for the homeless – With a lot of help from our friends

Yesterday was assembly day. Twelve of us gathered at our dear friends home in Orange County to finally put the 100 backpacks for the homeless together. From start to finish, it took us just over two hours of our time, … Continue reading

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Update on homeless kits and working on some future travel plans

Sunday, November 8th ~ Arrowbear Lake Sun streams through the windows this morning. Only a few short days ago we embraced a torrential rain followed with a dusting of snow. My mind went immediately to those who were out in … Continue reading

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Where would you turn for help?

Sunday, September 27th Today I am drifting away from our normal travel related topics to shed some light on a difficult subject. Most of my friends as well as our family have all been touched by autism, mental illness, blindness, … Continue reading

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