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I've been thinking about writing this post for a week or so now...and then I realized OMG! It's December. And today I realized uh oh, the deadline is December 9th. I'd better get on that! So here I am today, writing this post. It's a post about giving. It's a post about something dear to my heart. It's a post that is "second post of the day" worthy. Atleast I think it is :)



I'd been thinking about helping a family out for Christmas this year and playing Santa since September. Yes, I start thinking about Christmas EARLY! As it got closer to December, I kept thinking how I'd love to participate. Yet, I had a thousand and one reasons that kept me from actually doing something about it. It was on my to-do list. Honestly, if Jamie hadn't written a post on it herself about how EASY it is to give in this day and age I don't know if it would have gotten crossed off my list. Jamie passed on a link to a JC Penny program that lets you pick a child in need in your area, gives you a list of what they need, and what they are asking Santa for. They will also give you FREE shipping straight to the Salvation Army. All you need to do is use the address provided to you with your angel number that links to the kid you chose! They will email this to you after you pick a kid.

Not to mention, almost everything on JC Penny is ALREADY marked down. However, you don't have to use JC Penny. You can also purchase your gift elsewhere.

I've always loved kids. I was a big sister in the Big Brother Big Sister program in San Diego for a year. I would drive an hour away every Wednesday to hang out with my little sister for an hour. Okay, AND to beat kids in handball. Yes, they would line up to play me. Even the kids not in the program. And no, I didn't just let them win. I'm not that good of a person ;) My little sister came from a "disadvantaged" home. She was one of six kids, and her mom worked at Pizza Hut. I can't imagine trying to feed, clothe, and provide for six kids on that income.

My little sister inspired me to want to help more kids. After looking at the MANY kids in my zip code that needed a Christmas, I chose a five year old boy who was asking for a tent. Uh, what kid doesn't deserve a tent?! I was a tenter myself as a kid, so I picked him. I got him this sweet pimped out Disney Cars tent with a tunnel attached, some pj pants, and a fleece pullover for under $50. If you can't afford $50, that's okay. But if you can afford $25 and you're a thrifty shopper, imagine the smile you could put on some kids face. Even something small could be something huge to someone else. A smile that might not have been there on Christmas morning if it wasn't for you.

Even if you can't participate, spreading the word could lead to more kids being "adopted" because of you. That is help in itself! I was really passionate and excited about helping my little friend and somehow got EIGHT other kids adopted through friends and friends of friends. This may have been the greatest contribution back I've done this year. It feels good to know Christmas will be better for eight more kids. Kids don't understand why Santa didn't come if they were good...and hell, Santa came for me even when I was bad.

Think about it. That's all I ask. And maybe tell someone.
Interested in adopting an angel? Click HERE!

And if you like giveaways, read the post from earlier today. ((Anna wants to make your dreams come true. She said so herself.))

11 comments:

  1. I LOVE this post and want to join in on adopting an angel. This melts my heart. I'm going now to sign up!

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  2. I'm totally doing this. Like, right now.

    I read the post you linked back to too, and it made me cry. Granted, my hormones are unstable, but how can you not be touched?

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  3. What a wonderful thing to do this holiday season Hollie! We are adopting a family too!

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  4. Thanks for sharing this Hollie, I just adopted an angel!

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  5. I created a blog post last night about Salvation Army Angel Trees! I wasn't aware that there was a program to actually "adopt" an angel, and it's really convenient to be able to do it online. That's really cool :)

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  6. What a great idea! Thanks for sharing this.

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  7. Wow, what a great thing and a great post!! I used to participate in Operation Angel Tree and this has inspired me to look into that again! I'm starting a Friday link up next week about helping people in need and doing good things, I would love it if you would link this post up next week (I know it seems far away haha!). Thanks for this post! xoxo

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  8. This just goes to show what a little giving can do! I love your heart and you are so sweet for doing this! :)

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  9. I love this idea... I work in foster care and some of our kids ask for such simple things so it's definitely an awesome cause!!

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  10. At my workplace we always adopt a family and it's so nice to see them get great things!

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  11. I saw this commercial on TV yesterday for the first time and it melted my heart. Thank you for reminding me to head over to their website. Going to adopt an Angel now. xo

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