National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is November 17-24, so we're working on putting our boxes together! We collect items all throughout the year; back-to-school sales are a great time to stock up, and end-of-season clearance sales at places like Target are awesome for … [Read more...] about It’s Shoebox time again!
Samaritans Purse
The gift of literacy (and my book addiction)
Around here, we like books. We really like books. I've thought about counting all the books in our house, but that might take a while. {I might have a teensy addiction to books.} I haven't read as much with Scout and Jem as I'd like, but we do read to them. I plan to start the Little House … [Read more...] about The gift of literacy (and my book addiction)
9 Reasons to Pack a Shoebox!
OCC Collection Week is coming SOON! We have our boxes packed and ready to go -- but there's still plenty of time left for you to pack a shoebox, too! Great reasons to pack an Operation Christmas Child shoebox: 1 - It's fun! Every year the kids and I have fun packing our boxes, figuring out … [Read more...] about 9 Reasons to Pack a Shoebox!
Free Homeschool Unit Study on Niger
Millions of people in Niger live on less than $1.25 per day, struggling to even feed their families. Samaritan's Purse wants to provide the 1,400 people living in Guidan Gado (a village in Niger) with a hope-filled future. Raise a Village. In support of the Raise a Village campaign, a team of home … [Read more...] about Free Homeschool Unit Study on Niger