Comments for a Cause Archives - Page 12 of 23

August 1, 2015

From Gardens to Songs and Bus Passes – Comments for a Cause Moves On

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause/ 38 Comments/ 12529

I LOVE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH! If you are new to reading It’s Just Life – Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary the first of each month is a very special time. It is the day that I count up the comments made on the Continue reading →

July 1, 2015

From Dogs to Gardens – Comments for a Cause Continues

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause, Food/ 85 Comments/ 11412

If you are here for the first time – WELCOME! If you are a regular reader – THANK YOU! The first day of each month has become quite special here at It’s Just Life – Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary. I began doing Continue reading →

June 1, 2015

Comments For A Cause Goes to the Dogs

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause/ 163 Comments/ 21381

It’s June 1st! It’s June 1st! I have been trying to curb my love of all things exclamation mark but the first of the month gets me excited every time and if you have followed me on It’s Just Life for any length of time Continue reading →

May 1, 2015

Comments for a Cause Brings Comfort

Beth Ann Chiles/ Comments for a Cause/ 23 Comments/ 5334

May 1st is here already and at It’s Just Life that means it is time to check out Comments for a Cause. This past month I chose Mercy Foundation Birth Center for my Comments for a Cause recipient because I have a very good friend Continue reading →

March 1, 2015

Comments for a Cause – The Walk Continues

Beth Ann Chiles/ Comments for a Cause/ 47 Comments/ 25133

March 1st. How can that possibly be? Where is 2015 going? If it hurries the cold and snow and ice of winter along so be it, right? I can see a lot of you out there nodding your heads. Welcome to my new readers – Continue reading →

February 1, 2015

Backpacks, Books and Kids – Comments for a Cause

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause, Writing/ 38 Comments/ 9657

It’s February 1st and on It’s Just Life that means it is time to tally up the comments for the month and share our total donation to our Comments for a Cause for the month. This past month I featured Blessings in a Backpack which Continue reading →

January 5, 2015

Doctors to Backpacks – Comments for a Cause 2015 Kicks Off

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause/ 50 Comments/ 11274

*****This is a repost of the January 2015 Comments for a Cause post — the original is floating around in cyberspace someplace so hopefully this one will stick around. Thanks for being patient with the new design. How can it possibly be January already? And Continue reading →

December 1, 2014

Mustaches to Docs—Comments for A Cause

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause/ 31 Comments/ 6685

It’s December 1st and that can only mean one thing——revealing the total for November’s Comments for a Cause and announce the new cause! Stop on by and find out what i am so excited about! Continue reading →

November 17, 2014

Be The Ripple

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause, Thoughts/ 21 Comments/ 6885

Be the ripple. Come on–you can do it. I know you can! Continue reading →

November 1, 2014

From Food to Mustaches—Comments for a Cause Marches On

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause/ 16 Comments/ 5750

It’s time to reveal our contribution to Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank and tell you what November’s Comments for a Cause will be. I know you are excited! Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users

by Guy Kawasaki

As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...

Old Girls in Low Cotton

by Helen Childress

This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...

The Good Girl

by Mary Kubica

I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...