Nov 19, 2016 | All gone for good, Giving something back, Just Jody, Sharing, Trying to matter
Last night was our first bout of cold weather in the North Texas area, and with an overnight freeze warning. I chose to sleep outside. I’d like to say I slept outside as one of my social experiments to try and help people in some way. No, this time it was to...
Dec 13, 2013 | Featured, Giving something back, Trying to matter
I wrote a story about Tom four years ago. As part of NaNoWriMo, I decided to rewrite it, applying some of my new writing skills. The stark cold stung my face as I left my warm house. The gloomy Texas day should have been for sleeping in and sitting by the fireplace,...
Oct 1, 2011 | A better way, Cultural chaos, Trying to matter
My friend Lin called me a few days ago and asked me a simple question. “I have a few coats I want to donate. Do you know a good place where they can maybe help someone in need? Maybe a homeless shelter?” Well, if you’ve ever met Lin, she’s my...
May 20, 2011 | Creative weirdness, No retail shopping, Trying to matter
This is part of an old Apple shirt that I made into a new shirt. I like the tagline ‘think different’. It’s a great slogan and it can be applied to many things. I didn’t think about this when I was coming up with my new domain name, but...
Apr 27, 2011 | No retail shopping, Trying to matter |
Let me start by asking a few of the big questions here. Is re-gifting good or bad? Is it okay to get rid of a gift? Should you ever give a used gift? I think people mostly view these as bad things, and although there’s no simple answer to these questions, there...
Aug 11, 2010 | Cultural chaos, Just plain good, Trying to matter
You know I have a difficult time doing anything simple. I started painting these hearts, and was about halfway done, when I had an idea. Yes, I usually change direction midstream on art projects. :) The hearts have meaning because we love all of the kids at Casa...
May 24, 2009 | Giving something back, Trying to matter |
I’m listening to the song Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath on the radio driving through Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. That song is so touching and really about what I want to accomplish in blogging about this trip. This is my second trip down here, but before my first...
Mar 21, 2009 | Cultural chaos, Trying to matter
Wow. I have thousands of stories from just 5 days. Where to start… Not only did we spend a lot of time at Casa Hogar Elim, many of us wandered out into the surrounding areas. We went into “las colonias”, the local neighborhoods surrounding CHE,...
