I forgot !

OK-
I had my plea for help worded a little incorrectly... still vote from March 7th-April 3rd, but you can help NOW too- 


go to humankindwater.org NOW and sign up to receive emails.

If you do, you will be joining the 'wildfire team'. You'll receive a daily email with 3 minute max instructions for spreading the word.

Why now?

The point is to grow the team that is excited about providing water to dying kids BEFORE the voting starts. This is key to making this work!

And it is really fun too! Maybe I just have a boring life or something, but it is sort of fun to get instructions like: 'between 10:00-11:00 AM post this on your facebook wall' It is easy and I love seeing this thing grow and how many people really do care to make a difference!

I know, I know 13 days of this might get a little repetitive and like : enough already! But, if it can actually help provide clean water to other Moms who have to spend a good portion of their day walking to a water source that isn't even that clean? I'm willing to be a pest and to keep hearing about it for 13 days.

So- please post this on your blog now and ask people to go to humankindwter.org and join the team by signing up for emails.


You can join the facebook page too and join the chatter there- they have a lot of cool pictures that you can post on your own wall. :)


Alright... thats it for today. 


Oh and on the diabetes front- we have been all over the place for the last week with multiple checks at night for over a week- BUT last night when I checked her at midnight- she was 139!! woohoo!!! (This is a good number for us at midnight) and the first time I'd seen a number starting with 1 in a long time!!!! (at least at night)
So YAY for last night! Praying for a few more nights like that! :)

Help bring clean water to thousands FOR FREE!!!!

This could be the most important blog post I ever write. I am praying it is the most well read!

How can we give thousands of people all over the world clean water for free? Well, it isn't free- but it can be free, NO COST for us to help make it happen!

My friend, TJ Foltz, has started an organization called humankind water.

The idea is simple- sell bottled water and give all of the net profits to building wells and filtration systems, etc. to give those in need clean water. TJ is not doing this to create a business or a job for himself- He already has a job. He is just doing it to help people all over the world- to do as Jesus said to do- giving a cup (or a well) of water to 'the least of these.'

So- how can we help? He has entered a contest with walmart. If he gets the most votes, walmart will put his bottled water on their shelves. It is that simple and that easy! Obviously, just being on Walmart shelves will be a huge revenue- estimate is 1 million dollars of revenue!!!

All I am asking you to do is:
1.Spread the word- post this on your blog, your internet groups and your facebook page! Tweet it, text it, talk about it!!!


2. VOTE - starting March 7th and through April 3rd. Go to humankindwater.org and vote!
It is completely within the rules of the contest to vote over and over and each and every day!

I have made it my goal to find 100 people who will commit to vote 10 times a day each day of the contest. This will take all of 2 minutes out of your day and could mean clean water for thousands!!!!!

Won't you please help me meet my goal?
Won't you please help them receive clean water???

Go to the website:
http://humankindwater.org/


watch the video.
sign up for the emails- they are NEVER asking for money- just for your help spreading the word and voting!

Ladies, this is something WE can do to make a difference! This is something our children can do to make a difference! Let's get the whole Diabetes Online Community involved!

People are having 'voting parties' !!! The experts have told TJ they need 1 million votes! We need to spread this message to every network we have and we need everyone to help. But, it really isn't that huge of a commitment for each one of us- IF we all help! Please help spread the word, please vote!

And I'd love to know if I can reach my goal of bringing 100 people to the vote- so will you please comment and tell me if you will commit to 10 votes a day?

thanks!!
Susie

I'm back!

Wow. Definitely have taken a blogging hiatus the last few weeks! I had a horrible chest cold and didn't even want to open my laptop let alone post on a blog! But thankfully, I am feeling much better now!

The last 2 weeks have been fairly eventful!
Event #1: Carol of  my last post- the one who had been in a coma- woke up on day #9, spoke on day #10, and walked a few days after that! Totally a miracle as the doctors had told the family to prepare for a long term coma! I was smiling for days over this, just praising the Lord! :)

Event #2 : February 3, 2012 was Jessica's 2 year diaversary. This passed rather uneventfully, but was an event all the same. Lots of thoughts about this, lots of discussion around here, but also feeling kind of numb about the whole thing. Is that weird? How can something feel like it has been a part of our life forever, and yet I still vividly remember life without it? Weird. Jess and I were hoping to both post the very funny video her sisters made for her back on her one year diaversary, but our plan failed. Maybe another time. :)

Event #3 : The other night our wood stove decided to explode in my husband's face.(Um... the kerosene he was using had something to do with it!)  I was in bed hacking stuff out of my lungs while this happened, but the 2 girls witnessed 'a fireball surrounding Dad.' Crazy! Very, very thankful that he only has burns and blisters on face and right arm and, although it was very painful, he is OK.


That is pretty much it for right now. Still trying to get everyone in the house healthy- is it me, or is this cold/flu season just nuts???

I'm hoping to blog more about the diaversary thing separately. 

Please pray for this family!

Hello,
I know I have not been on here for a while- life has just been busy and I'll chat about me later.... but right now, could anyone that reads this please pray for Carol? She is a Pastor's wife with 6 children and she is in a coma from bacterial meningitis.
Here is the blog her husband is using to update everyone on Carol's condition:
http://carolposton.blogspot.com/

I do not know them personally, but my heart breaks for this sweet family and I feel the Lord wants ALL His children praying for them...

Please pray!
Our God is a Mighty God- Mighty to Save!!