Oh my goodness it is COLD this morning!!!..Brr! and very windy...
I have the sneezes and I know that wind is causing bad allergies. ah-choo! pass the tissues and allergy medicine!!!...I get so tired of allergies/asthma!
Made sure that the cows had plenty of hay and we gave them cubes yesterday..I placed the round bales (2 of them) near the trees for some coverage out of the chilly wind....and one in a low ravine..
Thinking about all the homeless people, and the people going through tough times...I always think about them, but on very icy COLD days I know that there are people who live on the streets and are homeless, and I think about all the good work that can be done by donating to the missions/homeless shelters/havens....
They always need help, but on these icy cold days I know they need a lot more....
Anytime that you can donate to the shelters/missions---canned foods, any packaged food, refreshments, or donate blankets for warmth, donate old coats, old clothing that is warm---it is a good thing!
Coat drives----I have helped with the coat drive at my church for years and it makes me feel good to know that I am helping someone out by donating an older coat and helping to deliver them to the missions/shelters.....these are good to have so you can be charitable to those who need help..make sure it is clean, not torn, and it can be a new one if you wish! I'm sure they need all sizes, and winter hats, gloves, and shoes are also needed.
soup kitchens---preparing meals for the homeless is something that you can be doing to be charitable at all times as well...At holiday times it is nice to donate your extra time feeding the homeless and needy a Thanksgiving or Christmas meal...this is a good thing!
Food Banks, Food Pantrys----donating your extra time when you aren't working on something to go and help box food, separate foods in categories, and helping to deliver foods is always a good thing to want to work on to help others..It makes me so sad that many people have no money, to even afford a meal....and that should not go on anywhere in the world...no one should be starving!
Donate when you can----donating any canned food item or packaged food that is unopened and is not a dented can is something that you can give to the food banks or to the local stores that are having food drives..You just take whatever you can afford and place it into the bin where the food drive is...
At the homeless shelters/missions/havens---they always need donations of food or clothing..something we have worked on at church for years, and gifting hygiene items to the shelters/missions/havens and to the retirement/rest homes to the elderly...we always have included a nice assortment of hygiene items, packaged candies , and a nice holiday card with a kind greeting...that is always a nice thing to work toward...being charitable at all times when you can....it should be at all times, not just at the holidays...
blankets---are one of my favorite things at this time of year and I know that the missions/shelters/havens always need blankets of any kind for warmth and we have taken clean blankets and have purchased blankets and donated those also...
you can make money donations if you are able to and have any extra money, I know that money is tough to keep when things are so expensive!...but anyway, donate money if you can to those good charitable organizations to help those in need...
Pumpkin Cat and me always also think of the animals at the pet shelters and how they always need help also!...by donating your extra time to help the homeless pets, you can also donate all kinds of items/pet supplies/foods/treats/cat litters/pet taxis, beddings to the animal shelters and any kind of blankets will help out there as well...
You can even adopt a shelter pet while you are there!..Everyone needs a best friend that is a cat or dog or guinea pig, or ferret, or lizard, or bird, or snake, or turtle, or fish, or rabbit, or whatever animal you may like to have as a new best friend!....get out there and help them or adopt them!
so always be kind and donate your time, and go be CHARITABLE.
Think of others, and always be thankful that you have what you have..Too many people have life much worse and we all need to always remember that....
You may think your life is bad, BUT it isn't anything like many other people's lives sometimes....People are in need, suffering, starving, abused and have no money/occupations....and so are the homeless pets in the pet shelters in need of help/donations...
I just get sad about all these things all the time in the world and locally...and I think about these people and pets....So what I work toward is helping end sadness and get out there and donate my time to help out, and anything I am able to donate, to make good changes in the world....
AND when everyone works together at all times for the good, you can end sadness and evilness and make the world better! the world changes everyday this happens.
julie
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