tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74147032680389210602024-03-21T21:58:38.176-07:00MiteE Experiment Service Made SimpleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-15016081772484261912015-04-01T13:48:00.002-07:002015-04-01T13:48:59.341-07:00You've Been Egged<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year one of our favorite things to do is Egg people at Easter time. With a pack of plastic eggs and a little bit of Easter candy you can leave a nice treat to let your neighbors know how much you appreciate them. Print this out and write a nice note on the back then ring the bell and run. Enjoy!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-81900267381677246592014-10-09T11:33:00.004-07:002014-10-09T13:03:29.470-07:00Pump'kin Others Up this October<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This October we are encouraging the students at our local schools to pump'kin each other up with kindness. To do and say kind things to each other and make our schools a more positive place. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also challenged our high school students to go and serve others this October. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-30245243831106703052014-04-08T17:28:00.001-07:002014-04-08T17:39:13.921-07:00We encourage you to Egg someone, its fun!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Get a group together and write kind things on paper, put them in some plastic eggs, add candy if you want, then leave them in someone's yard, on their porch, or in their locker and then run. </div>
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For the past three years we have done this as a MiteE Team, and it is one of our favorite activities. There is something fun about "egg"ing others on through kindness. Make this a fun part of your holiday tradition. </div>
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Surprise someone by giving them the "egg" full of thoughtfulness. Then they must write a kind note and pass it to someone else. See how far kindness can go in your school or home. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the Olympics. It is such an inspiring few weeks to see years of training on display. It is where the best of the best come to be showcased. Since I was a child I have loved watching and imagining that I was an Olympian. One year we got used ice skates for Christmas and we would go to a frozen canal by our house and pre-tend that we were Olympic skaters competing for the gold. Now, I watch my own children put on socks and skate around on our wood floor competing for their gold. As I watched them skate around, I realized that everyday we all have opportunities to go for the gold. We should all be in training so that when those moments come along we are ready to make the most of the situation and do our best. So many times in life, just like in the Olympics, it is only the difference of a split second that determines if we have an ordinary moment or a gold medal moment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With this idea in mind we created some fun videos reminding our local students that they are in charge of their moments, and they have the power to go for the gold. Join them as they try to make the world a better place one moment at a time. Enjoy.<a href="http://youtu.be/Dy99Aj_QSUk" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/Dy99Aj_QSUk</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-51459363829901349352013-11-20T14:40:00.003-08:002013-11-20T14:40:58.250-08:00A Little Leaven<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 27px; line-height: 38px;">I love rolls. There is something wonderful about a fresh, homemade roll warm from the oven. My mom was the best at making rolls and we loved to help her make lots of them for Thanksgiving. Our kitchen would be covered in flour and our tummies full of dough. We would bake for hours to have enough. I was reminded of this memory when I was reading in Galatians 5:9 about how it only takes a little leaven to raise the whole batch. It struck me because the yeast in my mothers rolls made all of the difference. If the kitchen was too cold or the water too hot, the yeast would not work right and if the yeast didn't work, then you had dense rolls that no one wanted to eat. The best part about rolls is how light and fluffy they are. I can't imagine rolls without yeast to make them rise. It is a small ingredient but very important to the success of the batch. I know there wouldn't have been as much excitement for a little solid hard roll. They are just not the same without the yeast to make them light and fluffy. It made me start to wonder about how often we don't add the leaven in our lives. When we don't take the time to add the ingredient that will raise our life and make it light and fluffy. The little things that makes our souls expand and life be lighter, better. I believe the leaven in our lives is added when we are good examples of the truth we know. When we follow the example of Jesus Christ we are adding the leaven to our life. If we believe in Jesus Christ then we need to add our example of Him to our life, so we can be raised and those around us can be raised as well. Like the scripture said, " a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump". We too can elevate those around us by trying to live lives full of service to our fellow men and sharing the truth we know. Recently I made a batch of rolls to share. I made one batch with yeast and the other without. I put both batches in a basket and set them out on the table. No one picked the roll without yeast. I pointed out to the kids that no one had picked the little hard rolls. I explained, they were made exactly the same. There was just one ingredient missing in the little hard ones. I told them about the yeast and how it is needed to raise the dough. I also told them about how important it is for them to be the yeast in the world. No one wants to live a life hard and small like the roll that had no yeast. I told them they could do big things and have a positive effect on those around them if they are an example, like the leaven so to speak, in a world where hearts are hard. Try this experiment yourself. Share kindness and see if the mood of everyone around you raises. Enjoy!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-23921473793547312752013-04-23T13:03:00.001-07:002013-04-23T13:06:51.562-07:00I must be Awesome!We had a fun experiment at our elementary in the month of February where the students were given heart shaped sticky notes to write kind things about each other and post them on other's lockers without being caught. <br />
A tough boy, one that you wouldn't think would be interested in the kindness hearts activity, tracked the principle down in the hall. He excitedly told her that he had received two hearts on his locker. "They both said that I was awesome" he told her, "so I must be awesome!" He had concluded. <br />
Isn't it amazing what a simple compliment can do to someone's identity. He believed that he was awesome because two people had said the same thing about him so it must be true.<br />
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Making someones day, may be just a sticky note away.<br />
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We just wanted to share a way to have fun celebrating Easter while still remembering what the holiday is about. We love the idea of Easter egging, but this just adds a little something special to it. I had fun the other night with my children taking them around to surprise others with a treat with a purpose. It didn't cost much to add a little excitement to another families' night. We got a bag of 48 eggs at Walmart for $2, and then a few bags of wrapped candy for $10. That was $12 for 4 families. It was fun assembling all of the eggs and then printing off the notes to go with them. We loaded up in our huge diesel van and were off to try to sneak a treat onto some of our neighbors door steps without getting caught. It was fun to try, but because of our loud van and little children it was nearly impossible. As we were out the children thought of many more families that they wanted to do so we are going to do more tomorrow night and take a quieter car. We would have done more that night but it got too late. My son who is in Jr High asked, " are we going to do this every night until Easter"? I said, "yes", and to my surprise he said, "good". Even cool teenage boys enjoy this activity. We hope that your family will have fun starting a tradition of egging others. We know that this is one of the highlights for us. Copy the image above and then fold it in half. Put the "We've been egged" part up taped to the porch and then hide the eggs, ring the bell and run.<br />
Here are some fun pictures of us going out to egg someone. <br />
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Kindness never gets done if we have to do the dishes first. At least not at my house. Enjoy.</div>
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It is hard to believe that it has been a year since we started this MiteE Experiment in kindness. The first official challenge was to go and Easter "Egg" someone. We had so much fun "egging" others with kindness that we are excited to repeat it again this year. Enjoy being creative about how you "egg" others. Drop off an unexpected treat, a dozen eggs with dye, or Easter egg shaped paper with kind words written on them taped to their door. Share what you did and you will be entered into our drawing for a $100 Walmart gift card. Make this Easter "egg"ceptional by hopping on over to someone's house and surprising them with a fun Easter treat. Use this fun tag to explain why they were "egged". Enjoy<br />
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My Friend Dianne shared this story about the first project that she did with her MiteE Team. She created a group to do service together. This is her story of how their first project went. Thanks for sharing Dianne, we look forward to hearing about more MiteE things that you are doing. <br />
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When I decided to form my own MiteE Team, I thought a lot about who I would ask to join with me to inspire, uplift and serve others. I prayed for help. I came up with a list of people who I know that are service oriented and motivated by positive contributions. I am drawn to others who have talents and gifts in many different areas and are in different life stages and circumstances. Many of the people I approached were ones that have blessed my life through service or have worked along side on different projects. I had enthusiastic responses from everyone. We were ready!</div>
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I had a team gathered, but I was having a hard time coming up with a kick off project. One morning I prayed that I would be able to see a need and fill it through our project. That day I got an email from the widowed husband of a friend of mine that had a 3+ year battle with cancer. He was expressing his appreciation and love to those that helped, served and comforted him the last several years as they fought cancer. At the end of his email he said that he wanted to do something to help others ease the burden of a chronic medical condition Degeorge Disease. He has a grandson that suffers with it and wanted to bring comfort and hope to the support group of caregivers and the suffers of this disease. He decided to make fleece blankets to give to all the people affected by Degeorge and the annual Christmas party. Donations in time, fleece, and making were requested. I knew I had found the project that I wanted to do! </div>
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I called my team and gave them the details and we set the date and time which was earlier this week. We had a great time. We ended up making 16 blankets in 2 hours and had a great activity!</div>
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This past weekend I was able to watch my son and brother participate in an endurance, obstacle race. It was amazing to watch them as they ran 12 miles with 21 obstacles. The day was cold and windy with sporadic rain to add to the already though coarse that they were running full of freezing water and mud. Most people ran in teams and supported and helped each other to finish. There were mud hills to climb that were easier to do when there was a team mate on the top to help you up. There were other huge walls to scale that were almost impossible for some if it wasn't for the helping hands at the top grabbing them as they ran up. It was fun to watch as my brother and son kept encouraging each other as well as other runners to keep going, they would lift others up walls and then be lifted by those behind them. I was struck by the similarity that this is to life. We are all on this earth running an endurance race full of obstacles and we all need a team of support to make it through. We may be able to make it on our own, but as I saw at the race that day, it is more fun when you have a team to help you through. I am grateful for the challenges that I have had in life, it has made me stronger, but I am also grateful for the friends and family that I have had on my team to lift me up and make my journey easier and more fun. Let's all do our part in this life by encouraging and helping others through this life. It will make our own burdens easier to carry. Serve and your own load is lightened. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-29947060341127833432012-10-16T13:58:00.001-07:002012-10-16T13:58:43.280-07:00MiteE 5 Year Old<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br />
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My friend Dianne, a member of the MiteE Board, shared this beautiful story of her son explaining the MiteE Team to his friend. It was so cute I asked her to share it. This is her story. Thank-you Dianne. </div>
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On our way to the "MiteE Moms" meeting, my 5 year old, Jonny, was in the back seat with his friend that comes to play with us on Tuesdays. He was asking Jonny why we always went to a MiteE meeting on Tuesday. Jonny's response was, "You see this cool shirt (his favorite shirt is the black MiteE t-shirt) I am wearing. It is MiteE Team." His friend then asked, "What is the MiteE Team?" Jonny replied, "It is awesome. It is pretty much helping other people. We do stuff like sweeping up the street and picking up garbage, cleaning the post office for my mom, chopping wood to help people, and cool stuff, it is really fun." </div>
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At that point my mommy heart was bursting with gratitude for the impact that the MiteE Team is having on my sweet boy. He had just described our true mission, it is pretty much helping people. So true! I asked Jonny what service meant. He said, "Service is being MiteE!"</div>
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I love the focus that MiteE has brought to our service as a family. We love the weekly challenge and the opportunities we have seen and been given to help others right here.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-75974263277805149192012-09-15T12:29:00.002-07:002012-09-15T12:29:39.712-07:00Personal RewardsI was busy last Saturday in my kitchen getting some things done while most of my younger children were playing up in their playroom. A few of them came down to get some things and I started hearing some giggling. My eight year old daughter was smiling and walking out of the kitchen backwards with something behind her back. I asked her what she was doing and she smiled even bigger and said,"nothing", as she continued to walk backwards towards the stairs. This really peeked my interest because anytime you hear giggling and have a child hide something behind their back with a smile, it makes you wonder what is up. I insisted that she show me what she was hiding and she pulled out a paper with the MiteE team "You've been served paper". She told me that they had cleaned the playroom to surprise me and then were going to leave the paper so that I would know that I was served by the MiteE Team. It was cute. I am grateful to my MiteE kids who have caught the vision of working together to serve. This was my personal reward. Thank-you.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-16136170965195657502012-09-07T17:45:00.004-07:002012-09-07T17:45:57.601-07:00Service is a Cinch What keeps us from helping others? I think that we make it seem too hard. There is a saying that says "inch by inch life is a cinch, but yard by yard it gets hard" this is true with service. If we do it little by little service is a cinch. Maybe someday we can work up to doing a whole yard of it and when you get to that point I would love if you would come and do my yard, you know my actual yard because that is hard. Anyway, keep up the good work and doing little bits of service in your life. If you want to change the world change yourself by being more aware of those around you and serving them even by just giving an inch. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-39751509593304460412012-09-05T13:09:00.001-07:002012-09-05T13:10:55.826-07:00Service CakeToday I was inspired by my sister in law Laura. She is a wonderful example of those talented people who make time to serve others even though their lives are busy. She has a severly autistic daughter who demands a lot of her time and all of us would give her the get out of giving free card because she already has enough service to give to her own family. This doesn't stop her though from doing what she can for others. She is very artistic and loves to create things. My favorite cards our homemade ones that she has designed herself. She is also very good at making wedding cakes. You name it she can create it. To earn a little extra, she makes cakes for close family and friends. She posted a picture recently to our MiteE Team web site and I thought "beautiful another cake from Laura". and then I read her comment about the cake and almost cried. This wasn't just another one of her cakes this was her service cake. A girl in her neighborhood had wanted to learn how to make wedding cakes so Laura taught her on a cake that she was giving to another girl in the neighborhood who was getting married and couldn't afford to buy a cake. That was a double service cake. She shared her talent and her cake. Thank-you Laura for sharing your talents and your story you made my day.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-53610873172017869842012-08-31T09:05:00.000-07:002012-08-31T09:05:04.602-07:00My first service highlight is of a dear friend. She is one of those people who always seems so full of energy that it makes you tired. She always creates time for everyone. Because she is so capable we all use her a little too much. <br />
I needed some help with a project the other day and she was happy to help me and got started right away. She sent me an e-mail with a rough draft and then said she would get back to me at noon. The draft was great just needed a little tweaking. When I called her that afternoon to go over some revisions she apologized that she wasn't finished with it ( which was funny because she was doing me the favor) and then told me that she was making zucchini bread, canning tomatoes, and trying out a new technique on her whites that she had seen on pinterest. I felt guilty for even asking her in the first place. That wasn't what she was trying to do, she was just laughing at her crazy day. Service is funny that way. It is usually served at the most inconvenient times. This was just another example to me of how nice it is to have friends who treat you like they have all the time in the world for you. Thank-you Paula for your generous nature. I know that you make time for the things that are important in your life. Thank-you for making me feel important.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414703268038921060.post-9760929083953219192012-08-31T08:32:00.000-07:002012-08-31T08:32:33.331-07:00This is blog dedicated to sharing the good in the world. To highlight the quiet acts of kindness that are the lifeblood of a healthy society. To inspire others to think more often about the simple opportunities we have each day to make someone's life better. To help curb the current trend of sickening selfishness to one of unifying service. I want to share little uplifting stories of things that I have seen that make our world a better place because of someones kind service. Participate in this experiment and share that things that you see that make the world better. Share the good in your world. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594215101337038254noreply@blogger.com0