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his year I am determined to have more joy. Usually during this season,
I don't do much of anything. This year will be different. There  is a
lady in the neighborhood that has about 4 young children with husband
being gone many weeks at a time. We made some cookies for her, painted
a little Christmas ordainment, had some homemade granola made, and
purchased the basket and tin to put the goodies in from Goodwill. I
also added in some  organic tea from a grower not knowing if she even
LIKED tea. The basket was presented yesterday to what looked like an

This year we had single soldiers come over from Ft. Hood. They were asking for people to send in some goodies so they would have a Christmas being away from home. They would be staying on base during this time. My idea was to make a buttermilk pie which included the recipe in which whomever received the pie would *pay it forward*  to another in need of pie. The great thing about it was the recipe made two pies so there was no excuse of not sharing or having enough to pay it forward.

This year we had single soldiers come over from Ft. Hood. They were asking for people to send in some goodies so they would have a Christmas being away from home. They would be staying on base during this time. My idea was to make a buttermilk pie which included the recipe in which whomever received the pie would *pay it forward*  to another in need of pie. The great thing about it was the recipe made two pies so there was no excuse of not sharing or having enough to pay it forward.

This year I am determined to have more joy. Usually during this season,
I don't do much of anything. This year will be different. There  is a
lady in the neighborhood that has about 4 young children with husband
being gone many weeks at a time. We made some cookies for her, painted
a little Christmas ordainment, had some homemade granola made, and
purchased the basket and tin to put the goodies in from Goodwill. I
also added in some  organic tea from a grower not knowing if she even
LIKED tea. The basket was presented yesterday to what looked like an

The other day I posted a tutorial on how to make a 3-D snowflake out of materials in your home. I loved the idea so much that it transformed into a gift. How wonderful would it be to make 3 or 4 or 10 of these snowflakes and hang them overhead so when your kids arise they have "snow" in their room on Christmas. I am planning on doing this and including a small coupon hanging from each of the snowflakes that offers a relational gift over the next week of some kind. 

This Christmas, change a life with your gift. ACIRFA is turning Africa around one bike at a time. But it's not just
about bikes and bike carts and bike ambulances, it's about changing lives. By giving a bike (or a portion
of a bike) to someone in need, you can give them a chance to grow their