Join a Smile Group!

Want to spread some smiles?  Need some ideas?  Join a Smile Group!  I love the idea behind this website and the ways that we can help and encourage others to help.  

They will even send you a few preprinted Smile Cards that look similar to this.  You can leave these smile cards when you do a kind act and inspire the recipient to pass on the smile. 

Check it out:

http://www.helpothers.org/index.php

Hope

We all need hope.  Those in effected by the natural disasters in Japan may feel hopeless right now.  Here is something we can do to help encourage them.  I love that this requires so little on our part but can be a big help on the other side of the world!

Check out Hope Letters:

http://hopeletters.org/

Help Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Japan

The recent disaster in Japan is heavy on all our hearts. I usually try to find ways to help other than just sending money. Not because sending money is not important, but because we all know sending money is an option. However, in this case help is urgently needed for the victims in Japan. This website has a helpful list of ways to contribute to the efforts in Japan.


Take a look and don't forget the power of prayer!


How You Can Help the Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Japan

Love Letters

My husband might get jealous...  I'm seriously considering sending a love letter and not to him!  :)  I ran across this and had to share!  Such a simple and quick way for us to try to cheer up a child.

Basically spend a little of our time to make a few cards (please follow the guidelines given) and send them to this nice young lady who will send them on to seriously ill children.  Love letter cards are also a great way to get our own kids involved in a craft and to teach them compassion.  The website also offers several photo ideas for cards to help inspire your craftiness.

http://loveletterscares.org/

A Crown

Many of us, especially women, have been frustrated with our hair for some reason or another.  I hope you and I both can remember how blessed we are and not to fret over this.  Here is a great way to help us remember to count our blessing and to pray for those who will be wearing your gift of love.

You talented knitters out there can crown some lovely person with a beautifully knitted cap that may help ease a little of their pain.

ChemoCaps idea (patterns too):

http://www.chemocaps.com/

Soles for Souls :)

So, I'm a little ashamed to say that there are a couple pairs of shoes in my closet that are still attached with the elastic thread and have been that way for a few months...  While I will use them a some point, it is probably time that I go through and find a few pairs that someone else can put some miles on them.  Why not put this spring cleaning to good use and make it an opportunity to share with others?  :)

http://oneworldrunning.blogspot.com/

Here are the drop off locations (there are many!):

http://oneworldrunning.blogspot.com/p/drop-off-locations.html

Get a cool T-shirt!

I love these T-shirts designed by orphans in Africa!  I understand they are a little expense for a T-shirt, but your purchase will feed an orphan for a month!  I doubt you're going to run into many people with a T-shirt like yours...  :)  I've been wanting to order one, but can't decide which one!

http://www.commonthreadz.org/shop/theoc/index.php