30 Day Giving Challenge

Giving Challenge Ideas

How is your 30 Day Giving Challenge going?  I worked on finding items for my shoeboxes. Here are a couple of other suggestions I have that don't cost anything. The last one is my favorite!

Give a complement to a stranger - love to see them smile!

Give some items out of your pantry to the local food pantry

Give your extra change in a jar to someone who needs it (Christmas Jar)

Give a coffee or drink to the Salvation Army bell ringers - could you stand out in the cold for 6 hours?

30-Day Giving Challenge

Operation Christmas Child

My love language is giving so when I came across this challenge I didn't even have to think twice about accepting the 30-Day Giving Challenge. The holiday season is quickly approaching and this challenge is a good lead in to the real spirit of Christmas.

It's funny I didn't even know about the challenge until about 10:00 pm last night. But earlier that day I came across Operation Christmas Child and had already decided to participate by buying some dollar store items. I especially like this challenge because I can do it with my kids.

Here is more information on Operation Christmas Child. Basically its Christmas in a shoebox for the children in Africa. Can you imagine all your gifts to your kids fitting in a shoebox. And they are so thankful and love everything in it? Hmm maybe this would be a good lesson for my kids. 

I'll be posting updates on some of the ways I have been giving. Feel free to leave comments or suggestions of how you've been giving.