I'm 77 today!
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| Amy took this picture last May at Mother's Day lunch with my kids. |
They asked me what I wanted for my birthday.
A bubble bath.
A spa treatment.
Chicken Tortilla Soup Supper
and
empty shoeboxes.
Shoeboxes?
Blake and I are about to launch into our part of the
JOPPA Christmas Celebration for 400 homeless
folks in Des Moines. Each party-goer will receive a shoebox
containing $10 worth of gift cards from Hy-Vee or fast food places,
and another $10 worth of bus tokens, thick socks, flashlights,
hand warmers, duct tape, lip balm, hand sanitizer, or small
packs of tissues. Christmas wrapped in empty
shoeboxes collected from friends and neighbors.
We're doing 15 boxes.
Delivering on December 16.
For one who doesn't need more stuff,
this is a fun way
to become 77.
