Today is the start of a new month and no April Fool's jokes here!!! Just happy to be moving into spring, hopefully, and some nicer weather. We still have big snow piles from the plowing but hopefully those all will be gone by week end. My cause for March---Care of Creation and Brittany Ederer is done for the month and I am happy to report that a donation of $224 is going to help fund Brittany's work at this wonderful organization. I was so happy to "find" her and be able to be a small … [Read more...]
Feb 22, 2013
The 100th Follow Friday Fill In Fun !!!!
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It's blog hop time at Feeling Beachie so hop over there to join up on the linky and get your blog listed!!! It is a great way to meet new friends and find out some fun facts about them!!! This week I am the co host and it is Hilary's 100th blog hop so tell her congrats when you swing by! The statements are: 1. I can’t believe____ 2. I never liked the TV Show _____ 3. If I were a ____________I would most definitely … [Read more...]
Feb 11, 2013
Giveaway with an Ulterior Motive
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It's time for a giveaway here at It's Just Life but I have to be honest. I have an ulterior motive. I am fully disclosing this up front. You see---the month is almost half over and my comments are not where I would like them to be. If you have followed me for any time you know that I have a Comments for a Cause on my blog and for each legitimate comment during that month on any post (heck--it could be on a post from 2008 for all I care!) I will donate 50 cents to my cause. This month I … [Read more...]
Feb 1, 2013
Friday Friday Friday and Comments for a Cause
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It's Friday and that means it is blog hop time over at Feeling Beachie!!! Hilary lists 4 statements for the rest of us to fill in the blanks! It is fun and a great way to get to know more about folks so join up and hop over there to join the fun. If you want to leave your answers in the comments below I would love to read them! This week’s statements: 1. I was probably the only kid in the world who ____ 2. ____ is my favorite juice 3. I never thought I would____until I___ 4. I … [Read more...]
Jan 2, 2013
Comments for a Cause –It’s All About the Kids
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This past month I was pretty excited to support Josh's Yolka Project as my featured charity here at It's Just Life. You can read more about it here but in a nutshell Josh is a 17 year old young man who was adopted from Russia when he was 4 1/2 years old. He knows first hand of the things that are lacking at the orphanages there and it is his goal to raise money for different things for those orphanages including Yolka (Christmas) presents. I learned about Josh and his project from his … [Read more...]
Dec 9, 2012
Comments for a Cause!!!!
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My Comments for a Cause for December-----check out this video by Josh. Amazing young man with a goal. We can help him. Comments this month on my blog (Any post--not just this one or the December 1st one) will provide 50 cents per comment to his Yolka Project. You can't not love this kid!!!! … [Read more...]
Dec 1, 2012
From Storms to Orphanages—Comments for a Cause Continues!
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If I have said it once I have said it a million times. Comments for a Cause has been THE best thing I have done on this blog. Who would have thought I would get so excited every month to reveal how much money we are donating to that cause and how excited I get when I find a new perfect cause!!! I have a list that keeps growing of suggestions that people have given me but sometimes something just pops up that seems right and timely. That was the case with the cause for November. Hurricane … [Read more...]
Nov 1, 2012
COMMENTS FOR A CAUSE REVEAL!!!
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It is November 1st and that means time to reveal the results from Comments for a Cause for October and let you in on our new cause for November. First of all--thank you to all who commented---especially those new folks who stopped by from Rez Dog Rescue----my cause for October. You guys rock!!! If you want to read more about Rez Dog Rescue check out this post where I "introduced" them. This month I received 414 comments on my blog posts and an additional 46 on Facebook on posts so the … [Read more...]
Oct 1, 2012
From Diapers to Dogs–Comments for a Cause
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It is October 1st and you know what that means here at It's Just Life!!!!! Time to tally up the comments for the month and reveal the results and time to announce the latest Comments for a Cause for October!!! This past month I was inspired by a member of my sister's congregation who organized a hugely successful diaper drive. I decided to make my donation this month to the National Diaper Bank Network. You can read my post here where I highlighted what they do. I had another great … [Read more...]
One for All and All for One
I get very excited about this time every month and you know why!!! It is time to tally up the comments on my blog for the past month and reveal how much money will be going to the "cause" of the month!!! The month of April was designated to Megan Emerson for support of her work this summer at Carolina Cross Connection. You can read all about it by clicking here. I am thrilled to report that a donation of $205 will be made immediately to help fund Megan's work this summer in North … [Read more...]