Belated Happy Thanksgiving to all you! It's just like birthdays, I'm always late with the card. Oh well. I hope every one of you found something to be thankful for during the holiday. I know I did. I'm very thankful that all my family is healthy and close by. I have several friends who have life threatening illnesses and I can see first hand how that affects those around you. Please remember those who are sick in your prayers, especially around the holidays when it really can cause heartache more than usual.

If you are wondering why the website hasn't been updated yet, please be patient. My MAC has a cold and needs to be defragged (or whatever they do to MACs) and it won't happen until next week. Check around Wednesday morning for the latest stories. This also affects the podcasts so please keep checking. Sorry!
Chatatcha Soon!
Alisa

I don't know about you, but my days are running together. I'm helping with our United Way campaign and it's a busy time. It's amazing the number of caring people I work with. Each year our little organization raises a lot of money to help United Way. It's impressive to watch the lengths people will go to help raise money. Some will ask you nicely, some will beg, some will get in your face, and some will just quietly do their own thing but they all do it with an air of fun around them. What we have found is that if you make if fun, people don't mind giving to something they know is worthwhile. For me, giving to United Way is something I want to do because I know that my money is going to help those who really need it the most and it doesn't even cost me all that much. I hope during this time of year when you see the United Way signs up (you know the ones with the red and white thermometer-looking graphic with the red that just keeps going up), you'll stop a moment and remember to dig deep into your pocket and pull out what you can and give it to an organization that is helping a lot of people. Give a little, give a lot, just give!
Alisa