I Donate, do you?

Do you donate? If you donate, that is great. I thank you. The receivers of your donation thank you. Everyone should donate. I am not going to presure you to donate, but if you do, let everyone know. Let's challange everyone to donate. Just get the badge below, put it on your site to let your readers know that you donate and then comment below, so I can let my readers know.

My Story

As I was painting my ceiling and listening to Todd Agnew. I began thinking about how poor I am. I'm a student, so I have no money coming in. Then I thought about how poor other people are in comparison. I'm not so poor.

We (my wife and I) often complain about being poor. We live fairly modestly, but we are far from being poor. No one in this household knows how it feels to be hungry. To know hunger you have to have gone days, weeks, months, without enough food. We have and have always had, a good solid roof over our heads. No, we don't have much money. It is likely that our savings will be gone by the time I finish my masters, but we are doing pretty good. Others are not.

God spoke to me through the music. He reminded me of a promise I made that I have not kept good on. I had made a pledge to KLOVE and since I have no income, I chose to not send in the pledge. KLOVE helps people who are in dire straights. Their pastors are available by phone, 24 hours a day, every day to talk people who have nowhere else to turn away from their poor decisions and toward Christ. Last night, I sent in the payment to get me caught up on my pledge. Do you have a past due pledge you need to send in?

I had also promised myself that 10% of all income I get will go to charity. I got a temp job doing some web design work over the summer. I've already sent in the 10% from my first check. I also got a small commission check from my advertisers on this site. Every dollar I make, from this site, from my other sites, from my job, from any other form of income I end up with, I will give 10% to charity. I pray I will do this for the rest of my life.

Challenge

Here is my challenge to you. I challenge you to make a donation. Talk to God, He will tell you how much and where to. Once you have made your donation, post a comment below and let your users know that you donate by including the I Donate Badge below on your page. This will let everyone who visits your site know that you are dedicated to donating. Your badge is good for one year, then you should make another donation. The amount of your donation is up to you, and I have no way of auditing you to find out if you are actually making the donations. That is between you and God.

If you do not believe in God, or worship another god, that should not stop you from helping out a comminity that needs your support. Please don't let my religious beliefs get in the way of your doing a good deed.

What do I get?

Some people need a reason to donate. Other just donate because it makes them feel good. If you donate, let me know, and put the badge on your site, you will get your name on the Blog Roll below. I will periodically visit sites on the list, comment, stumble, etc. I encourage others who are on the list to do the same thing. The more you comment and stumble, the bigger this community will grow. Twit some pages. Add them to your social bookmarking sites.

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Contest for foodies

Submitted by tired_gardener on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 08:47.

• Contest
• Food

Hear ye hear ye read all about it. Tired Garden to hold a contest for all foodies who blog.

Prize

Grand Prize (1 winner):

2000 EC credits (EntreCard)
1 month banner ad (468x60) on Tired Garden (top of site)*
Review of your site with link on winners list.

1st Prize (3 winners):

500 EC credits (EntreCard)
1 week if half banner ad (234x60) on Tired Garden (in side bar)*
Short review of your site with link on winners list.

All Entries:

Link in list on winners list.

*Banner ads on Tired Garden must be appropriate for all ages and link to sites that are appropriate for all ages. Animated banners must be simple and not disturbing to the visitors. Ads must meet admin approval. For speed of page loading, ads will be hosted on Tired Garden unless otherwise approved. All ads will be displayed during the month of September.

To Enter

[**note the rules below are meant to be fun. We are writers, and this writing prompt is meant to get some creativity going. I do understand that the prize may not be enough to convince some to be creative. If this is you, feel free to just create a link to anywhere on the site and that will suffice as an entry.]

To enter, write a food article that includes the following food items (choose two or more). What the article contains is up to you, but the article must be centered around these foods, or if a recipe, the food items must be in the recipe.

Article must include a link to http://tiredgarden.info or to another page on the site (such as this contest)

Article must be permanently archived on your site.

All entries must be received by July 31st, 2008.

To enter, create your entry, then add a comment here with a link to your entry.

Food Items to be included (choose 2):

summer squash (any type)
gooseberries
currants
carrots
strawberries
potato

Selecting winners

Judges decisions are final. All entries will be checked for meeting the guidelines. All those that meet the guidelines will be entered into the drawing. Winners will be randomly selected using random.org. Winners will be selected on or about August 1st. All participant will be contacted by email with a link to the winners list.

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