{30 days of pinspiration} Day 3: 12 Months of Kindness

Today’s post is kind of a Pinspiration stretch, so bear with me while I explain. One evening months ago, I was browsing Pinterest when I came across a pin for “25 Rules for Mothers of Sons”. After reading pages and pages of Tabitha’s blog, Team Studer, I quickly became a follower! She is inspirational in so many ways, but one thing I love is her commitment to 12 Months of Kindness. In her words, “…it is a monthly reminder to say thank you to others and thank you for this life
that we are so lucky to have.”

Needless to say, I loved the idea. Here is our list for 2013’s 12 Months of Kindness:

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JANUARY: Troops – Make a care package for the troops serving overseas.

FEBRUARY: Food Bank – Purchase groceries to donate to the local food bank.

MARCH: Veterans – Donate fly-fishing supplies to the local chapter of Project Healing Waters

APRIL: Purchase cards from Cards that Give and send to family, friends and maybe blog readers!

MAY: Babies – Donate baby supplies to our local pregnancy center.

JUNE: Literacy – Donate our favorite books to the local library.

JULY: Seniors – Send happy mail to our grandmothers.

AUGUST: Teachers – Choose a teacher and donate supplies via Donors Choose.

SEPTEMBER: Education – Prepare school kits via Church World Services.

OCTOBER: Adoption – Donate money toward the adoption of a baby on Reece’s Rainbow.

NOVEMBER: Kids – Purchase (or maybe hold a drive!) for The Pajama Program.

DECEMBER: Our Neighbor – Adopt a family in need for Christmas.

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So that is my very round-about story of today’s project: a care package for Marines deployed overseas! We chose a Marine through AnyMarine.com and after reading their request, went with the theme: WARMTH.