tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post8295687447247056624..comments2024-03-22T14:46:37.849-04:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: What?!?! I'm Actually Linking up on Friday?!?! TToT 129Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-40955009515930992122015-12-09T17:44:42.807-05:002015-12-09T17:44:42.807-05:00Takes willingness to listen and put it into practi...Takes willingness to listen and put it into practice though :)Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-3077545200588559872015-12-09T12:58:25.535-05:002015-12-09T12:58:25.535-05:00Volunteering is the best holiday spirit lifter! It...Volunteering is the best holiday spirit lifter! It ought to be required of everyone. I guess that would take the "volunteer" part out of it. Still...:-) <br />Glad your holiday season is moving along. There's always so much to do!Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-45835286147366065452015-12-07T05:53:48.130-05:002015-12-07T05:53:48.130-05:00Every year, my mother says she is going to type up...Every year, my mother says she is going to type up address labels, every year I vow I will teach her how to do a 'mail merge'. <br /><br />Every year, she ends up addressing her cards by hand. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664909801454351135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-65088840380679260732015-12-06T16:42:46.766-05:002015-12-06T16:42:46.766-05:00We have no idea how our helping others ripples out...We have no idea how our helping others ripples out to benefit people way beyond that first person we helped, or when someone helps us. The benefits extend way, WAY beyond our immediate efforts.<br /><br />Ha! yeah, I posted early, and managed to visit 4 others on Friday, but here I am on Sunday, getting ready to venture out and read the rest. Or as many as I can before we leave for another basketball game. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-72237537498723922202015-12-06T16:40:26.933-05:002015-12-06T16:40:26.933-05:00Exactly! That's how I finally got over my relu...Exactly! That's how I finally got over my reluctance to ask for help. I reminded myself that I love it when people ask me for help, so why wouldn't others be happy to help me sometimes? <br /><br />He most certainly does.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-5385393052262776862015-12-06T16:39:16.151-05:002015-12-06T16:39:16.151-05:00Me, too. :)
Thank you.Me, too. :)<br /><br />Thank you.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-42588002284378183472015-12-06T16:38:51.786-05:002015-12-06T16:38:51.786-05:00Ha! No. No he isn't withdrawn by any means, bu...Ha! No. No he isn't withdrawn by any means, but he'll play shy if it will work to his advantage. A bugger, that's what he is.<br /><br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-58826692307031591902015-12-06T16:37:50.401-05:002015-12-06T16:37:50.401-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-7522551593200527872015-12-06T16:37:35.722-05:002015-12-06T16:37:35.722-05:00Our music teacher is awesome. She gets kids to sin...Our music teacher is awesome. She gets kids to sing like I've never seen. And it's kids no one would have guess would sing. <br />It's one of a few silver linings I've found about all of the kids being in school. I have wanted to volunteer at these places for so long, but there are only a handful of volunteer opportunities with kids in tow.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-72379803346219685932015-12-06T16:35:34.838-05:002015-12-06T16:35:34.838-05:00I'm so glad you're doing a letter! I love,...I'm so glad you're doing a letter! I love, love, love getting letters! So few people do them anymore, I get a thrill whenever I find one in a Christmas card. Who cares if it's funny?<br />Hahahaha!! That's what I'll be known for. Gross toilet seats. :)<br />Shoot, I cry at sporting events when the National Anthem plays. It's getting ridiculous, really. BUT the Christmas song is a legit tear-jerker.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-46248846427111959092015-12-06T16:32:49.317-05:002015-12-06T16:32:49.317-05:00Ah, you're making me blush. It's not me. I...Ah, you're making me blush. It's not me. It's God using me. Jesus is the inspiration. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-41005169210318250082015-12-06T16:30:33.021-05:002015-12-06T16:30:33.021-05:00And yet, I forgot to write down the most important...And yet, I forgot to write down the most important note! I was supposed to write about a book and a giveaway! Guess who forgot because I didn't write it down?!?!<br />It really should be all year, but alas, it isn't. We forget that there are people in dire need all year long, not just the holidays. BUT, I'm glad to see people helping no matter when it is!<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-92085347418077089302015-12-06T16:27:21.117-05:002015-12-06T16:27:21.117-05:00Unfortunately, I'm an organized person living ...Unfortunately, I'm an organized person living amongst the chaos of disorganized children.<br />Good luck with the van! How did people learn to do things before the internet? :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-73303466863177493132015-12-06T16:23:31.276-05:002015-12-06T16:23:31.276-05:00Val, I don't think I wanted to hear that. I...Val, I don't think I wanted to hear that. I'd like at least one good photo of my kids someday! :)<br />Behind the scenes volunteering is good, too! It's important work that must be done. If you have the chance, try and get into the scene sometime. It brings it all around and completes the picture.<br /><br />Oh, that final song... Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-53545605817076674452015-12-06T11:25:10.747-05:002015-12-06T11:25:10.747-05:00totally with the group on this one… volunteering p...totally with the group on this one… volunteering provides so many benefits, even beyond the actual activity, a putting (oneself) in a different place than the one that is normal and every day, the routines of life that we all fall prey to, to greater or lesser degrees<br /><br />…and early (#3) postation! damn! (said the blogger on comment written on Sunday) lolClark Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606902779389446947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-82041059665170625062015-12-05T23:39:09.690-05:002015-12-05T23:39:09.690-05:00It's humbling to have to ask for help - we hav...It's humbling to have to ask for help - we have been conditioned to get through everything alone! However, by asking for help, you allow someone else the blessing (and wonderful feeling) of being able to help. We all love to be the one that can help someone out - certainly makes ya feel good - but we need to remember that when we need help, we are giving someone else the opportunity to feel needed, necessary and to shine. So glad, but not surprised, that you had so much in common with the lady you helped...God does work in mysterious ways!Farm Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670652033638218941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-8664639598472850502015-12-05T22:08:38.945-05:002015-12-05T22:08:38.945-05:00Love to hear about family traditions for the holid...Love to hear about family traditions for the holidays.<br />:-)<br />Also, volunteering is all about kindness and generosity. Love any tangent on such a hopeful subject.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162949369536716651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-53138650519865031402015-12-05T21:57:41.847-05:002015-12-05T21:57:41.847-05:00volunteering is where its at in my book! And I fin...volunteering is where its at in my book! And I finally understand why you didn't nickname him "turtle." He is not shy or withdrawn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630958840521397718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-63430817843198595102015-12-05T21:32:58.529-05:002015-12-05T21:32:58.529-05:00I am glad you went on a bit of a tangent and chose...I am glad you went on a bit of a tangent and chose to leave it. Wonderful advice.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-87308199157618602752015-12-05T18:33:36.777-05:002015-12-05T18:33:36.777-05:00Glad you had wonderful kids programs..and time vol...Glad you had wonderful kids programs..and time volunteering...so good...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-25371097282819755732015-12-05T15:20:30.167-05:002015-12-05T15:20:30.167-05:00Oooh, our holiday letter isn't funny. In fact,...Oooh, our holiday letter isn't funny. In fact, this is the first year we ever sent a letter and not just a picture with a holiday message. So I'm counting that as a step forward. <br />You know, I am too horrified by what I will find to take our dishwasher apart. Sort of like when you changed your toilet seats (I still think of that with shivers when I clean ours--especially now that I have a small boy using them regularly).<br />Nearly any kind of children singing, but definitely children singing around the holidays, gets me teary.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624509801901211108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-63131755856937380782015-12-05T14:18:37.523-05:002015-12-05T14:18:37.523-05:00You're amazing. Seriously. I love, love, LOVE ...You're amazing. Seriously. I love, love, LOVE all the kind things you do. You're an inspiration. Truly. You're one of the people who consistently gives me hope for this world.Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-58046343148884848372015-12-05T13:19:02.176-05:002015-12-05T13:19:02.176-05:00Notes. I keep telling myself "take notes!&quo...Notes. I keep telling myself "take notes!". With your busy life Christine, I'm not surprised you take advantage of notes!.<br />It's always nice to stop by the Coop and get the latest on the family's going ons. Love the pic of Cuckoo. But are you really surprised? LOL<br />#10 Isn't that what it should be about all year? :) There are so many people who are struggling, who face challenges of a nature many of us are lucky enough not to have ever faced. For them I pray a extra this time of year. <br />Enjoy the craziness of these next 2 weeks Christine! GirlieOnTheEdgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226101556766074271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-65451904230974129972015-12-05T12:23:47.828-05:002015-12-05T12:23:47.828-05:00Wow, you are organized.
I agree with number 1.
I a...Wow, you are organized.<br />I agree with number 1.<br />I am doing an interior detail with my van sometime soon with the help of the info I got from internet.Carin Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249991588609380053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-73294594869618160642015-12-05T09:38:29.600-05:002015-12-05T09:38:29.600-05:00My 30 year old son still makes ridiculous faces in...My 30 year old son still makes ridiculous faces in most of the photos I take. I volunteer at the Food Pantry and donate items and gifts to Big Brothers and Sisters. In both incidences, I do the behind the scene stuff. And I feel good about it. Being involved in the actual distribution to the people who benefit would be another added dimension to the feeling. That Christmas show finally brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. Love to you and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com