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Re: SE

Angel — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:25:08 -0000

As someone who can't use antiperspirant, I'm really excited by this recipe!

Re: http://mwa.tumblr.com/post/19372813212

Angel — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:29:11 -0000

I've been thinking about doing it again myself. Don't know if I really want to though.

Re: Failed compromise no surprise

Angel — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:19:49 -0000

Amen!

Re: Now for the local news

Angel — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:10:15 -0000

Glad to see you are okay! I was starting to wonder about you. And, congratulations on the coming grandchild! :)

Re: how to have a successful mission trip fundraiser

Angel — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:13:42 -0000

Thanks! I am glad you liked them. We used all those, plus a bagged chili lunch (which I forgot to include) and a Paypal donate button on my website, and raised over $7000 in about three months time. :)

The bagged chili lunch is easy too. Get people to pitch in and donate what you will need to make chili (all the ingredients plus your cheese. Also get some sodas.) Get a local restaurant to donate your silverware and napkins. Buy some bowls w/lids, single serving cups w/ lids for your cheese, and single packaged crackers (A lot of times restaurants will order these for you at their prices or they may even donate them to you. If you can't do that, think Sam's Club!).

Type you up a little something explaining what you are raising money for with a thank you. I do it in Word with four to a sheet so they will easily cut and staple onto my paper bags.

Make your chili, bag it up with the cheese, silverware and napkins. Fold your bag over and staple your thank you note on. Get your teams together and load up your cars with the bags and a cooler of sodas in different varieties. Then go hit up local businesses and offer them lunch and a drink for a donation. It is best to start around 10:30 and work until lunch time. It is impromptu, but we did 60 bags and made over $250. We also only had a three-person team!

And, of course, you can do sandwiches and chips too ... depending on the time of the year. Plus, some people won't want the lunch but will still donate to help. :)

Re: how to have a successful mission trip fundraiser

Angel — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:01:41 -0000

It was just a few months ago that I was fundraising like crazy for my 13 year old and three others to go on an AIM trip to Belgium. A lot of the fundraising fell onto my shoulders and I learned a lot!

1. Dessert auctions are more fun than dessert sales. Get you a real auctioneer, take donations at the door as well, and get the ladies at church to help you out by doing the baking. Make sure there are plenty of plates, forks, and servers and then encourage everyone to share their dessert. It is a lot of fun!

2. Keep a tally of what you are needing and what you have on the church bulletin board with information on how to donate.

3. We had what we called a BBQ Potato Dinner. Basically, you go around and get orders from local businesses to serve them lunch on a particular day for a donation (we did not set a specific amount). Then you get local businesses to donate the food or sell it to you at a seriously discounted price (let them know that you will deliver each plate with a menu that provides information on who you sponsors are and how cheap the free advertising will be). Sam's Club sells all you need when it comes to to-go boxes, brown paper bags, etc. Get a team together, prepare your food, and serve it promptly. We served over 250 plates of BBQ, baked potatoes, green beans, and a brownie and profited over $1600. Plus, we had a lot of the businesses tell us that if we ever did it again to make sure that we came back and took their orders. :)

4. We also offered a Canteen at church before Sunday School. We got the ladies of the church to bake us delicious goodies, brought in fresh fruit, made coffee and served it for a donation. We usually made a couple hundred each time and we might run 200-250 on an average Sunday.

Of course, it might be too late to use any of these ideas but there is always a next time. :)

Re: music monday: vota, hard to believe

Angel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:36:17 -0000

Hey, I am liking them! I loved the video too. It is definitely not your usual fare. :)

Re: music monday: vota, hard to believe

Angel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:36:17 -0000

Hey, I am liking them! I loved the video too. It is definitely not your usual fare. :)

Re: Trust God - Part III

Angel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:31:12 -0000

Oh yeah! Though I don't know about the "fun" but I have definitely been dealing with some of the dysfunctional! LOL

Re: Trust God - Part III

Angel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:17:21 -0000

Great series of posts, Rick! Kind of timely for me too. Trusting God is not the issue ... but sometimes trusting His children is. :)

Re: Three Tenets

Angel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:40:38 -0000

I need to have those tattooed on me somewhere where I can find them easily and remember them often. :P

Re: Church or Club?

Angel — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:15:25 -0000

I love church, so please don't get me wrong ... but I have found that church keeps us too busy for the Great Commission. Once you're in, you're asked to serve ... and once you are serving ... you barely have time to take care of your home, spouse, and kids ... let alone go out and make disciples. Just thinking about it makes me tired. :)

Re: Two Models

Angel — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:59:20 -0000

I have always heard that we are called to be the fishermen. It is the Lord's job to dress the fish ... not ours. :)

Re: Absence makes the heart

Angel — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:40:07 -0000

We miss you being here, but life happens and we all know it. :) I have hardly had time to blog myself of late. Too many obligations at church are keeping me far too busy and it looks like that will be the case until after March.

Re: got mad church disease yet?

Angel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:43:40 -0000

It's about time! I see it all the time in my church. People are all on fire and then the next thing you know ... they are all burned out. Ministries are suffering as a result. I know a few people that need this book ... and sometimes I think I come close to needing it as well. Between the pressures and stresses of ministry work ... then there is church politics and personalities to deal with too.

Re: got mad church disease yet?

Angel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:43:40 -0000

Re: Businessman throws inaugural party with a heart

Angel — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:34:52 -0000

Wow. That is something. And, it is nice. Though, you know, I think he could have used that money for those people instead of them just going to an inauguration. Buying groceries, paying rent and utilities ... I think that would have meant more, but that is just me.

Re: What’s in YOUR Religion?

Angel — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:33:29 -0000

I am all for looking after the widows and orphans ... but I fail miserably at remaining pure and not polluted by the world. The world has polluted me. *sigh*

Re: Cardinal? A Question for you…

Angel — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:42:48 -0000

This is the stuff that makes me want to scream! Hamas is a terrorist organization attacking Israel. Israel, defending herself, attacks back. Unfortunately, the people of Gaza have a terrorist organization operating in their city and they have now become collateral damage. But, Israel is wrong and Hamas is having a pity party.

I hate it that people are being killed. I hate it that families are being killed. I think it is atrocious and wish that Israel had some other recourse. But, it seems that the only recourse most people thing they have is to surrender and I don't get that. Would we surrender to Osama? I don't think so.

Re: The waiting is over

Angel — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:33:43 -0000

I am praying it all works out!

Re: My First Meme

Angel — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:52:00 -0000

That syndrome needs to be named after both of us! I can cry at a commercial and have many, many times. The news, movies, songs, etc. I have it bad!

The only thing I didn't like about this meme is that I already have a 100 Things page that lists 100 things about me. It is hard coming up with seven more! LOL

Re: Bella

Angel — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:39:47 -0000

I love movies ... though I don't watch them like I used to. I seem to just stay way too busy these days. But, I will definitely add this to my "must see" list. :)

Re: Praise Team Motto

Angel — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:13:43 -0000

Ha! Ain't that the truth! Yesterday was a prime example. One of our lead's skipped the second verse to All Things Are Possible and jumped straight to the bridge. Our Worship Leader cut two songs short without clueing the rest of us in. And ... the final song went on way longer than expected.

Plus ... I had to do lights and that is so not my job! I was just praying I wasn't going to mess something up big time. LOL

Re: Atheist Wants ‘God’ Out Of Inauguration

Angel — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:59:05 -0000

I wish someone would just spank him or something and maybe he would find something better to do. :)

Re: Blind Obedience

Angel — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:24:57 -0000

That is something else and there is probably a lot of truth to it ... I just can't imagine it.