Posts Tagged ‘ Better Living ’

Happy Earth Day 2010. Just a thought: for the whole week, take note as you are about to put something in the garbage. Is it plastic? Is it paper? You’d be amazed at how much stuff gets thrown away from your own household made from these materials. What if, just what if, next to your [...]

We’ve been reading the book The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey. Ramsey takes a revolutionary approach to financial fitness…get out of debt. Wow!  Who-da-thunk? Simple, straightforward…get out of debt. It’s unfortunate that we have a society that places value on buying things without having the means to do [...]

Disneyland 2010

We had a great time going to Disneyland this year.  We participated in the Disney Give a Day Get a Disney Day volunteer program.  Angie and I gave a day of service, and Disney gave us two free tickets to the park, so we went down with the kids and enjoyed two days at Disneyland. [...]

Give a Day Get a Disney Day

On News Year Day, we signed up for the Give a Day Get a Disney Day program, and it’s been fun. Below is a video explaining a little bit about it. Basically, for a day of service (with a qualifying organization), Disney will give you one free ticket into Disneyland or Disneyworld.  I think there’s [...]

2009 Year in Review

We had a great year this year.  As Thomas S. Monson said, “The future is as bright as your faith” and as all of us have faced challenging times, it’s helpful to note that miracles occur all around us. And in challenging times, it’s good to remember John Wooden’s observation that, “Things turn out the [...]