Comments on Putting the FUN in DysFUNctional: Monday, Monday

You know the situation with my parents and sibling...

2009-12-16T11:55:28.171-05:00

You know the situation with my parents and siblings that live with them Cyndy. I'm trying to help them out more. I can't afford their medications but I try to buy a little bit too much of something or make a casserole too big and then share it with them. It's hard to sneak anything into the house without them seeing it so I sometimes have to get creative and just say I don't need something. My Mom's pride is still too strong right now to pull one over on her.

We are helping out an entire family through John&#...

2009-12-15T12:11:50.261-05:00

We are helping out an entire family through John's work this year. It's kinda sad for me that I'm not doing the shopping for them...other wives are this year.

Can't wait to see photos!~!

Nineteen years ago, the first Christmas after our ...

2009-12-15T08:14:36.829-05:00

Nineteen years ago, the first Christmas after our daughter died, it felt really wrong not to buy gifts for Amber. So, we chose to buy Angel Tree gifts in her name. That was how we honored her at Christmas and gave back. It helped a little Christmas spirit creep back in. Years and years later, we adopted twice...Hannah at birth domestically and Alex from a Ukrainian orphanage. Since then, we have sent packages to my son's half-sisters there and his grandmother. We have so much and so many have so little. We don't miss it at all but to them, it is huge.

We do exactly that....our church has a "givin...

2009-12-14T23:26:09.408-05:00

We do exactly that....our church has a "giving tree" and I am trying to hard to teach both boys that it's more important to give than receive, especially to those less fortunate. Which Thomas calls "Fornate" and we chose two from the tree, one for a boy and one for a girl, and this year Thomas picked out the gifts! It's such a great way to bring out the true meaning of Christmas!

I usually donate to the food and clothing drives a...

2009-12-14T23:16:11.159-05:00

I usually donate to the food and clothing drives at work. They donate to local families. It never feels like enough though.

We also do angels, as well as sometimes a ride for...

2009-12-14T20:31:18.823-05:00

We also do angels, as well as sometimes a ride for Toys for Tots, canned food drive and I help a friend of mine who always chooses something different. One year it was clothes for a domestic violence shelter, once was stuff to the humane society and this year is jackets for underprivileged kids. Love to give any way we can!

our family chose three "angels" this yea...

2009-12-14T19:52:38.955-05:00

our family chose three "angels" this year. and you're right, the things that the angels ask for are so simple that its almost sad. one of our angels asked for just a shirt. it really gets to me that a kid has to ask a stranger for a shirt. financially, my year has been a tough one, but i can always afford a shirt, ya know?!

(and i just have to point out, that my family is a bunch of heathen atheists, but true kindness isn't exclusive to one particular faith.:)