Merry Christmas! I absolutely need to do some research on things I can do for people that A) Don't cost a bizillion dollars and B) Can be done without a ton of planning for days like today. Options were limited today but I didn't want to be lame and claim the giving of presents was my give. I truly procrastinated and did not have anything pre thought out to do. I could have easily blown it. On day 5 too. That would have been an epic fail. I made it though. On the way to family's for dinner, Troy commented how much it sucked to work at the movie store since they were actually open on Christmas day. That is insane. I do not want to even support that company since they obviously value a dollar more that the people they have working for them. On the return trip, we stopped at the only other place open today - Speedway - and (after buying 2 Mega Lottery tickets) bout a package of oatmeal raisin cookies. Marnie and I then ran into the video store and told the poor fellow behind the counter how sorry we were that he had to be working and that we brought him some cookies. He looked a bit shocked but responded with thanks and a Merry Christmas. We then ran out the door.
I have two really big ones to do this week coming up. I am pretty excited about one of them in particular. I am really enjoying the process of thinking about giving so frequently. If nothing else, that is time not thinking about myself, yes? The kids are already catching on and have agreed to begin giving away 10% of any money they earn. They have money coming in on a regular basis, so I think this is fair. Both Troy and I have our own businesses and each kid 'owns' 2% of each. We work together as a family, so we feel it is fair that they earn as well. Troy and I have made the decision for the first time in our lives that it is time for us to tithe 10% of our income on a weekly basis. My project is above and beyond that amount, but I like to think of it as backpay. We do not attend church on a very regular basis, and I am not sure if we ever will, but I do think we owe 10% to someone and the church is a good place for it to go. I just need to convince them to put a donate button on their webpage so I do not need to check in every Sunday. Anyhoo, the kids are tossing many ideas around about what they want to do with the percentage they have from all of their Christmas cash. They kind of banked this year, so they each have about $15 to spend on acts. Some interesting ideas have been popping up and I cannot wait to see what the final decision is.
Troy is jumping on board a little bit too. He is the headliner in one of the big ones coming up. He is very nervous but trusting that this will be good for us. He deserves his own post however, so I will leave it at that for now.
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