Hello

What is the EEP?

Well, it has something to do with the Other Bank and the YWCA here in Olympia....

http://www.ywcaofolympia.org/program/other-bank


Are you available Tuesdays. Wednesdays, and Thursdays this November and December?
Do you want to learn marketable business skills, empower women, and spend your time working a proven local resource?

If  this is you, consider applying today to join the sixth cohort of the Economic Empowerment Program before November 10th, 2015!

http://www.ywcaofolympia.org/program/economic-empowerment-program

Where? .... at the YWCA.

http://www.ywcaofolympia.org/

Twister Donuts-One of a kind now is Two of a Kind

Twister Donuts II in Yelm is open for business! 
Bring in School Supply donations to either store location this summer and receive 10% off your order.

Twister Donuts and City Gates Ministries are joining together to raise school supplies for a local Back to School Event here in Olympia August 13th:

Back to School Event for Low Income Families

Drop Off Locations

Twister Donuts of Olympia

2302 4th Avenue E

Olympia WA 98506

and 

Twister Donuts of Yelm

305 Yelm Avenue E

Yelm WA 98597

Coupons here: Summer Coupon Specials

Twister Donuts added breakfast sandwiches to it's offerings June of 2011.  Add their great coffee, OJ and free Wi-Fi with table space and this is a good place to start the day or prep for a meeting in the mornings. 

302 Martin Way
Olympia, WA 98501

(360) 489-0971

Hours Open:Mon-Sat 5 am - 9 pm
Sun 5 am - 8:30 pm

(May close by 2pm on very hot days)

The original store has been open since 2009 and stays fairly busy early mornings.  It used to be a Taco Johns back in the day.

They have good coffee,  tamales,  breakfast sandwiches, iced coffee, smoothies, soda, milk, 100% juices, and kids combos, amenities include clean tables for hanging out, drive thru, intranet service and cable TV. Family Friendly Atmosphere.

Twister Donuts II

Twister Donuts has opened a new store in Yelm. This is the second store of its kind ever.
We tried it out on Monther's Day and the donuts were great.

Twister Donuts of Olympia and Yelm,

Coupon app and location info here:

Twister Donuts Coupons-Summer 

There is currently a back to school fundraiser for low income families with City Gates & Twister Donuts. Bring in school supplies to the store and receive 10% off your entire order.


Back to School Event for low income families-August 13,2015

Ratskeller Restaurant, Weiden, Germany

A Daily Prayer:

 Our Father God, your are the most amazing in all the universe!

We want to be part of your Kingdom, and we want to be loving and living by your Word. 

Help us do the good work You have given us to do today. You are our helper, and we trust you to give us just what it is we need for doing that today.

Forgive us when we let go of your love and do not remember to thank you for your great big helping hands. We know you will forget our rudeness in the same way we forgive others of the things they owe back to us. Thank you for giving us each other to help each other! 

Lead us away from following things that pretend to be as great or good or kind or true as you are. Bring us out and separate us from things that are just plain bad and gross to you. Nothing can compare to You, and nothing at all can separate us from Your love!

Each and every new day, please show our eyes and ears and feet and hands and mouths and hearts and minds how to be close to you and how to live with your smiling face over us.

Thank you for the community of peace and justice and mercy that you have made for us, to live with you here on Earth, and also someday in Heaven. 

Keep us strong within your power, and thank you for making us a part of your bright shiny kingdom forever. 

Amen 

How you can impact the battle against Leukemia today-one human being at a time

Amit got a 10/10 match, and starts transplant treatment soon! Prayers and thanks to God. Hoping he can celebrate the 5 yr mark battling Leukemia. Have you joined the registry? It takes less than 2 hours of your time to register, then follow the kit instructions received by mail. If you are a match, donation is fairly painless and for the inconvenience another human being battling Lukemia has a fighting chance.


Amit Gupta update 1/18/12

Good News about Amit from Seth Godin

Amit Gupta facebook community page

Want to check out how to get on the register as well as other ways to help battle Lukemia, Lymphoma, and other conditions?  Check out these links below for a start:

Be the Match facebook info page

Be the Match registry home page

Waking Up-what would happen without books, blogs, PSPs, commericals, phonecalls, and bitter feelings to fill our thought spaces?

Had a question on my mind when I first woke up today, but I did not know what the question was, only the feeling of it.

So I said (silently) "What is it God? What is the question?"

After a bit of reflection and sorting, getting a drink of water and a leftover browie while searching for my bible, it was "Where does your family find thier time and spaces in Me?" and then a bit later in the day I was reminded that today marks the 16th year since my second child died at birth.  And the question was " What laundry can we get washed out today?" (Malachi 3) 

And then I realized I almost always start a day this way if I wake up before the world starts spinning too loud. If I am in bed and it is quiet I talk to Him, I reflect on Him, I imbibe.  And I realize today this is one place and time in my life which make sense and finds peace. It is more than a practice, and even more than a habit.  It is a way of thinking and being and it is a gift if we can find Him in the chaos, in the storm, in the flurry, in the excitement, the fear, the anger, the suspicions and solicitations and all those distractions that will pull one this way and that.  

What is your morning or evening routine?

Rushing Christmas toward the end of this Year

Slow down, speed up, don't hit the speed bump.  Get over from the curb, don't cross the yellow line, stop in front of the white line, by the stop sign, and be sure to come to a full and complete stop before rolling out. Be very clear and watch how you steer, look both ways before going and use the turn signal in time, and go near the speed limit most all of the time. 

Geez, and this was only the second day out driving the car.  3 hours logged, and we are definitly on a roll...

Did you hear about the guy who explained, " I swerved, and I swerved, and I swerved, and then I hit it! "

Merry Christmas to all, great and small. 

May you receive and discover many more blessings to share throughout this coming year. 

What will move you to action?

http://www.dragonflyeffect.com/blog/dragonfly-in-action/case-studies/the-story-of-sameer-and-vinay/

Legacy leaves faintly a trail, for those who will follow the fading glow of those who have gone before us.


Takes about an hour to read the medical guidelines and fill out the info form to get a testing kit to get on the bone marrow registry.
Donating  Bone Marrow is comparable to donating blood, it is not over invasive and not considered painful.  How lucky if you came up a match for someone else. 


This is the kind of gambling I could recommend whole heartedly.  


The people: 
http://savesameer.com/

http://amitguptaneedsyou.com/

The Process is in the link below (do it now, please do not even delay!)
The more who register, the more matches possible on this big blue ball we call home.
http://www.marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx

Other Bank Food Drive-Can you spare some toiletries?

Other Bank Food Drive-KGY 1240 Radio

I remember a time I was in between jobs and was working a string of part time ones while shutting down my daycare. It was so hard having kids to care and feed and holidays to celebrate with nothing in the cupboard, save what could be picked up at the food bank. And no cash for tampons. 


At the time, I felt useless, worthless and broken. I was. I had to find who I was again, still am. I have to know that today I am richer for the failures to be all that. I just get to be me, hands to give, hands to receive. Life is not over until it is spent.


KGY is hosting an Other Bank drive for the Thurston County area.  The link above lists off acceptable items and drop off locations.


Essentials that food stamps will not buy. KGY and Little Creek Casino are partnering to support community needs at this time. Drop off locations also. 


Even if you do not do this, how do you ask what your neighbors need? Have you let them know if you are needing something?


Repost of KGY info page is below: 

‎"Many families are in real need of items that cannot be purchased with food stamps or are neglected due to other expenses such as food and rent—yet they are essential for maintaining health and personal dignity. That is the basic principleguiding our 3rd Annual “KGY Beyond Food Drive”. KEY ITEMS NEEDED: Toothpaste and Toothbrushes Pet Food and Supplies Men’s and Women’s Deodorant Baby Care Items Shampoo Bar Soap Powdered Laundry Soap Diapers Razors and Shaving Cream Dish Soap Personal Hygiene Products Toilet Paper Paper Towels Cleaning Supplies Donate at the following locations KGY Radio Studios, Waterfront, Olympia The Mailbox, 120 State Ave NE, Olympia Alley Oop Gymnastics Center, 2643 Mottman Ct SW, Tumwater Southgate Center (Tumwater) : The Gift Gallery, 5113 Capitol Blvd SE Fluffy and Floyd’s, 5211 Capitol Blvd SW Martin’s Southgate Drug, 5201 Capitol Blvd SW Average monthly income of an “Other Bank” family of four served is $650 per month Beneficiaries include the homeless, disabled or elderly and those on unemployment or with minimum wage jobs 20,000+ people served annually and need is growing

Get on the Bone Marrow Registry-Do it today!

Why not? 


 If you are on the list then:

1. You are between the ages of 18 and 60 and have your health to be thankful for, and managed well enough, even if you have diabetes, ADHD or some other condition.  
2. You are willing to donate your bone marrow if you are a match for someone who desperately needs it. 
3. You are part of a compassionate solution. Today's technology can match people from one side of the planet to another.  

The links below are for Amit Gupta's story and for the bone marrow registry and the blog post fro Seth Godin about this.  If you are south Asia, please do not delay.   

http://tumblr.amitgupta.com/day/2011/10/06
http://www.marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/10/eliminating-the-impulse-to-stall.html


Let us know in comment below how many in your household were able to sign up, or why you decided not to today. 

Are you irreplaceable?

Maybe, Maybe not. 


I am, when it comes to what I choose to do as a mom, the person on shift today, or being aware of personal wellness, or in testing out of things.


The moments add up to the sum on ones existence.  The tide comes and goes, so do storms.  So do seasons and ages.  


Have a great day and a lot of incredible moments.  

Lord's Gym is now Ignite Fitness!

Check out the Gym and watch for joining details.   I for one am ready to shed another 30 lbs and get the muscles in shape this fall to spring. 


And the rains have resumed.  What better time to get in the gym? 


First 300 members are in with no joining fee or contract and $26 a month.  Things are buzzing already this first week.  

DazedAmazed is also my website-Take a look if you like....

I have included simple recipies from what is lurking in the cupboards-buttermilk biscuit pizza, sloppy joe tacos, hot chocolate tapioca pudding, leftover fried rice were our weekend meals. 


This is my website, linked below, by the same name as my blog.  


http://www.dazedamazed.com/



Thank you for following and reading these posts! And have a sweet week. 


RhondaSueDavis




  

Jamie Oliver Pleads for signatures to help end Obesity in Children. Starts at Home, does it not?

Jamie Oliver sure has a lot of fabulous free stuff on the web, how to cook fresh food without all the gunk in it.    He would love to have some folks sign his petition for legislation designed to help end child obesity, and non communicable disease.

His web site link with lots of how to is below. 
You can always find a Zillion helpful videos he has posted on you  tube, starting with the one embedded here. 


Jamie Oliver Official Web site-chock full of useful tidbits


Can you help get to one million on the petition? http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/sign-petition HERE

Feed tracker gadget from feedjit.com

http://www.squidoo.com/kipsys-return

http://www.squidoo.com/kipsys-return

Climate Change Pow Wow at the local Petstore today

I could not help but overhear snippits of conversation from three Petco Employees as I picked up cat food this evening.  And I had to get cat food, as I had left home with less than a borrowed bowl from the neighbor in the cats dish.  Cats do not take these things lightly. 


But I digress, the employees were college age, two males and one female.  The woman was talking about climate change and both gentlemen had what sounded like intelligent questions to ask her about this.  


I overheard only a little, but did hear something to the effect " we should be having an ice age right now, but we are not,  due to what we have done to the planet, so once all the ice caps melt.....the oceans may overflow and not any decent living conditions to be found. 


I was really more focused on getting the best buy on the "golden" cat food I buy to keep my cats their healthiest, so I likely did not hear everything correctly. 


And I do realize now as I write this that young people of that age and not yet spoken for often talk to one another because they are interested in each other, in learning something that will help them navigate in life, and in the future.   At least that is the way it should be. 

The links at the bottom of this post are about climate change and ocean pollution.  


Please comment and share on this blog post what you know and think is important on this topic.  Are we able to live sustainably on earth, and in space?  Has mankind started on the way?  Is it already to late, and if so, should we do nothing about that? 


What can be done today?   I heard there is a swirling pool of pollution floating in the ocean larger than the state of Texas. Myth or Truth?   Can we manage to get around that or do we need to work through it best we can? 


  http://www.oprah.com/world/Ocean-Pollution-Fabien-Cousteaus-Warning-to-the-World




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End Malaria Day is Everyday!

Seth Godin Sept 7,2011 book offering

Seth Godin Sept 7,2011 webinar bonus


Buy this book for $20 and provide a mosquito net to save a life.  Get the book on Kindle or Paperback and if you do, you are invited to listen to the attached 5 hour webinar by many of the 62 authors. 


Courtesy of Seth Godin's Blog dated September 7, 2011


If you purchase a copy from reading this, do click a "tried this below" and thanks!