Kids at a Crossroads

GeGe and "her" kids!!!

                                                                   

I have a friend who has an aunt who runs a non profit in Peru. It is called Kids at a Crossroads and I believe in their mission 100%. GeGe is doing everything she possibly can to help these children be educated and possibly get out of poverty. She works tirelessly year round to help these children!

Learning to Read and Write

                                                             

Now the holidays are upon us and she likes to give "her"  kids some Christmas cheer. Wont  you help? For just 5 dollars she can provide a toy, cup of hot chocolate, and a Christmas cake to these kids... not to mention all the SMILES!!!!

Look at that SMILE

                                                                                

   Now I know people who spend hundreds of dollars on their own kids and family. That is great. Holidays are for families! But I want to encourage each of you to take this time and think about what else is important to YOU and your family and kids. Take this time to educate your kids about other people/kids who are LESS FORTUNEate! Maybe spend just 5 dollars less on your own family and use it as a springboard for education of the world. I am just saying :0).

   If you can't donate or don't want to donate to something in another country, then do something on a local level! There are kids EVERYWHERE who need some kind of help, a boost of cheer, a hug or whatever!

 So please go to the link below and learn more and help if you can. Again, if you can't help I feel the very least you can do for these children is to share this link with your friends who might be able to help. I know you ALL have Facebook :0).

 

http://kids-at-the-crossroads.org/
 

http://kids-at-the-crossroads.org/christmas-cheer.html
 

http://files.ctctcdn.com/7e02f96f401/d09223e2-f317-4caf-9d09-674c90f440f8.pdf
 

           Now Go Out and Hug a Child Today!!!

You win some, You learn some

Pogo cellos. Mine looks a little bit different :0)

You win some, You learn some. My friend Danny Donuts said that to me this weekend as we made a few mistakes building my pogo cello. I had never heard that saying before. I am sure it has been used some, but I just had never heard it. And I must say... I like it!!

This is Danny risking "losing" by capturing a flag. He LEARNED it wasn't a flag, but a marker placed there on purpose. And he never fell in the lake, so all is well.

 

Personally I don't mind "losing" at something or even being told I lost or I am a loser at something. Losing is part of life and that is how we LEARN. However, by changing the wording around from You win some, You lose some... to You win some, You learn some implies you never really and truly lose. When you get something wrong or you "lose", then actually what you are doing is LEARNING! Interesting eh?

I like that wording a lot, especially with kids. Kids don't always understand the meanings of words like lose or loser and can mistake them for negativity. So by changing the wording to Learn some, it just might encourage more kids, and even some adults, to try a lot of different things without the fear of losing! It puts a positive spin on life. And you all know how I like to be positive! Whenever you play now, or try to make something, or just do a chore... then you can look at it as having 2 possible outcomes. Either you will win, which everyone likes to win! Or you can learn something. Again, everyone likes to learn, right?!

So, I am going to adapt that motto from now on so I am not afraid to do different things or try new stuff, etc. I will either win or I will learn, which really means no matter what I will WIN!


Now Go Out and Hug Someone Today!!!