Purple Heart

Today, on my way to work, the car in front of me had a "Purple Heart" license plate. It made me proud to think that someone in Central Ohio won a purple heart. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military.

When was the last time you took a moment to say a prayer for those soldiers who are defending our great nation? Or a prayer for the fallen? Take a moment today and say a prayer for them. Remember, this is someone's son, daughter, father, mother, etc.

Year in review

The holidays are here and gone, and I didn't accomplish everything I wanted to this year, but I did accomplish more this year than last year. Life is good!

I've already set my 2010 goals and this year, I am sticking to them!

What about you all? How was 2009? Ready for 2010?

Holidays

I love the holiday season, Thanksgiving and Christmas - even New Years. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, partly because it's not about gifts and the other part is it falls near or on my birthday:) (ok so that part is about gifts:))

The one thing I've noticed about holidays is that the older I get the less enjoyable they seem to be. I'm not sure if it's because we're all growing up and our lives are changing, or what it is. I remember how holidays used to be...it was so exciting and almost routine. Thanksgiving, we'd all cook, watch the parades...it was so much fun. Now it seems different. We're deciding who can come, what to bring, when to eat. It seems more stressful than enjoyable.

I have to admit, I am very excited to decorate for the holidays, especially Christmas. At least people are happier this time of the year:)

So how do you spend your holidays?

What have you done lately?

Recently, I wrote a blog post for Clary Communications' staff blog on community service and its importance.

I want to talk to you about two opportunities that might interest you. The first being Runners4Christ. This group started when a few friends got together and decided they wanted to give back to the community, but they really weren’t sure how to do it. One of the projects we started is called ARK: Acts of Random Kindness. ARKs come in all shapes and sizes, from serving food at a homeless shelter to paying for the person behind you at Starbucks to picking up trash at a park. Each month, we get together to do at least one project for the community, and so far it’s going great! You can join Runners4Christ on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Runners-4-Christ/108322148558

The next group I am going to talk to you about, I am not a part of, but I feel that it's a good cause. It's called Buddy Up Tennis. Buddy Up Tennis is 90-minute program focused on adaptive tennis, fitness and fun for children and adults with Down syndrome in Columbus, Ohio and the surrounding areas.

Both of these are great programs! So let me ask you - what do you do to give back to the community?