100DC Day 62: Teamwork

Every Sunday my family attends church and sprinkled throughout the week are myriad other religious meetings. But the most spiritual place I have ever been in my life is the cannery. The LDS church has an elaborate welfare system in place. In stark contrast to most...

Voting for Charity is Not Charity

I believe some of the conversation at the judgment bar between many Christians (and some Mormons) and their God could go something like this: God: “Did you care for the poor and the needy while you were on earth?”Charitable Person: “Yes Father. I...

Spring Hunger Gap

This post brought to you by The Walmart Foundation. All opinions are 100% mine. Everyone thinks about giving at Christmas. Charitable organizations get donations, nursing homes are booked, cookies are delivered. But then we get back to our “real” lives and...

Sponsor a Child

In the quest to teach my kids to serve others, I looked for opportunities for hands-on service. I wanted them to work hard, sacrifice, give of themselves, and then see the result, see the benefit to others, see with their own eyes how serving others changes lives....