The World According to Leslie

Last night, I stood with my mom and my daughter outside our local Bi-Lo. We rang the bell for the Salvation Army. Since we were the last people to be there, we didn't have to stay all that long. The guy from SA came to collect the bucket about 7:45pm. So we weren't even there an hour! It was great though. A few times, after events at Chasity's school, we have taken the extra food to the SA shelter. Chasity has gone with us. We have talked to her about how people end up in the homeless shelter. She understands that they are not bad people, but they are just having a hard time. Sometimes, when we are riding down the street, if we are stopped a light, we will hand some spare change to a person on the corner. Chasity understands that we have to try to help people....when we can. However, we can't help everyone all the time. Right now our church, Chasity's afterschool daycare, and Chasity's school are all collecting non-perishable foods. At the daycare, th...

Ever tried something new? I know you have. If you are a blogger, you had to TRY it at some point, right? So tonight, at 7pm, my husband (Tony), our daughter (Chasity), and I will be standing outside one of the local Bi-Lo stores ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. I never knew how to sign-up. However my church signed-up for the entire day. Different people have an hour (some took 2-3 hours) and we go up there to ring the bell. I think it is going to be fun! If nothing else, it will be a different way to give to charity. What kind of charity do you do? What new things have you tried recently? Until next time........