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5yr old boy- Noah Biorkman , is in the last stages of a 2 1/2yr battle with Neuroblastoma Cancer.  The family is celebrating Christmas next week and Noah's request is to get lots of Christmas cards...Let's get him some. Please send cards to: Noah Biorkman 1141 Fountian Viewcircle South Lyon,Mi 48178

Let's see how many cards we can get to this Little guy, Thank You!
 
 
Connecting Families with Nature: This free program is your family’s ticket to outdoor adventures right here in Kent County. Your family will earn passport stamps for hiking together, attending environmental education programs and taking action to help the environment throughout the year. Next September, each completed passport can be redeemed for one free child’s admission to John Ball Zoo for a special celebration. You won’t want to miss it!

Here are the basics...if you want to know more details, click here.

3 Steps

1. Pick up your family’s passport to outdoor adventures:

One passport will be distributed per child. Passports will be available at the partnering facilities during each qualifying family event.

2. Start stamping up your passport! To complete the passport, you need to earn 8 stamps. Passport stamps can be earned by:

a. Attending an environmental education program or special event. (3 stamps)


b. Participating in a stewardship or pollution prevention project. (1 stamp)


c. Participating in a wild card activity. (3 stamps)


d. Get outside! Take a family hike, bike, snowshoe or cross-country ski. (4 different activities earn 1 stamp)


3. Hold on to your passport. A completed passport can be redeemed after August 1, 2010 at any of the partnering facilities for one children’s admission into John Ball Zoo on September 25, 2010 for the wrap-up party.
 
 
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I have (3) sets of  ticket-pairs to give away to the "The Beauty of Believing" Tour, which includes fun talks and role play with Nancy Rue, lots of great giveaways, a craft, and refreshments.


If you win, one adult will be able to take 2 Tweens to the Beauty of Believing Tour...a $60 value!

To enter: post a response to this entry telling me that you would like to go to The Beauty of Believing and who you will take.  Be sure to leave your email address.  The contest will end Friday am.  You must claim the tickets via email by Friday at 2 pm.

Tickets are $10 per person/ $12 at the door (a $30 value!) and include gift bags with a FREE BOOK for every girl and every mom! If your mom can’t go, a youth group leader, an aunt, a good friend, or a neighbor would make a perfect companion.

This is your chance to spend some awesome girl time together and explore the “Beauty of Believing” with Nancy Rue.

After the event, girls will have a chance to meet Nancy one-on-one and get their copies of Faithgirlz books and Bibles signed by Nancy!


 Click here if you want to know more or want to watch a video about the event!


(This event is recommended for tween girls ages 9-12.)
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*Nancy Rue is the author of over 100 books including the Sophie Series, Beauty Lab, Girl Politics, Body Talk, and Everybody Tells Me To Be Myself But I Don't Know Who I Am.

Click here to learn more about Nancy.
 
 
Thanksgiving is just around the bend, and the Christmas lights will follow soon after.  It's a crazy, magical season.  For kids, the newness of it all is part of the magic.  For parents, the memories and traditions can contribute to a delightful season.  But stress, shopping, cooking, family gatherings, and more can take the glow out of your Holidays.

Experts tell us to slow down, eat less, move more, and we will feel better.  But the reality of it is that most moms MAKE the holidays happen in the home.  So, my question for you is, before we get swept up into the busyness of it all, what puts sanity into your holiday routine?  Have you decided to give something up this year?  Are there traditions that are sacred to your family?  How do you help your kids with the "gimmes"?

Share your ideas on how you make the holidays a cozy place for your family.  I think others want to hear what you have to say.  I know I do!