Deals, deals, deals! While Black Friday and Cyber Monday give everyone a chance to spend, GivingTuesday is a new, national celebration of generosity. Starting this year, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving will focus attention on how people can support organizations that help communities. the intent is for people to support organizations that are making a difference […]
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Troy, a KIDS HOPE USA Mentor recently received a commonly asked question from KHUSA students when he went to school for his mentoring hour. “Do you come to see anyone else at this school?” asked his mentee, Xavier. Troy replied, “No, I only come to see you.” Xavier declared, “You can come any day”. This
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Bill, who is now an 8th grader, has been bounced from relative to relative almost his whole life. Because of these moves, Bill has relocated to many different schools. His faithful mentor, Phillip, was granted permission to follow him to each school for stability in a relationship outside of KIDS HOPE USA. More often than not,
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Annie an inquisitive and sometimes tearful 1st grader, asked the KHUSA Director Ms. Nancy, “How do you make them to do it?” In discerning what Annie was attempting to ask, Ms. Nancy paused and thought, “Do you mean how does a Kids Hope Mentor come to be with you?” “Ya, how do you make them
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Mr. V, had very little experience working with children and was exteremely nervous about working with Parker, a second grader who had already undergone eight surgeries related to to his Velocardiofacial Syndrome. “What if he doesn’t like me?”, he asked his KIDS USA HOPE Director. Towards the end of their first year together, Parker asked Mr. V,
Lencioni’s businesslike approach to enhancing families reaches its culmination this week by reciting the five standard objectives that should be key in every family; they are: 1. Finances 2. Health 3. Faith 4. Education 5. Marriage In order for his model family to reach its rallying cry of more “quality time” with the family, he suggests
As recently as three years ago, the thought of having three Director Trainings in one month seemed out of the question. There simply wasn’t the need. Fast forward to today, where the training team has just wrapped up its third Director Training in one week! As recently as three years ago, the thought of having
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Wilson suggests that personal well-being is the byproduct of happiness which results from three ingredients; meaning, hope, and purpose. Wilson has found that people of faith are able to create a personal life narrative that embraces these three ingredients. So what if life events have interrupted a person’s pursuit of these three goals? Wilson suggests the
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I know, I know..one of the most boring titles imaginable right? (and yet reflects 90% of the status updates on Facebook I see. But that is fodder for another blog.) An hour ago I got a haircut. And as Stacey led me to my chair, I got the standard question 1 and 2: “Here on your lunch break?” “Where
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So how was Christmas for you this year? I’m sure we all enjoyed the gift giving, the food and the family get-togethers. The candlelight service at church Christmas Eve was as inspiring as ever. But then as I turn on the news, I hear of the killing of Christians in Nigeria by Muslim extremists. A
