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April 1, 2021

Honoring My Mom with Comments for a Cause

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I decided to designate 2021 as the year I honor my mom (and my dad) by making my Comments for a Cause recipients charities and organizations that my parents supported over the years. Earlier this year I chose Copeland Oaks Life Fund, Hannibal United Methodist Church and this past month we focused on giving to The Copeland Oaks Library. I found a list of charities that my mom wrote up years ago and I am going to work my way through some of those.

This past month I shared my mom’s love of books. From her list of all of the books that she had read since 1949 to her love of volunteering in the Copeland Oaks Library my mom loved her books. In her later years it was more difficult for her to read or to even find books that she enjoyed but we kept trying. She was especially fond of Richard Paul Evans and Nicholas Sparks and I do not see one of those books without thinking of her.

This month we are happy to announce that we will be donating $200 to the Copeland Oaks Library as a result of your comments on the blog. She would be so very happy to know that books were going to be purchased with that donation to be shared with the residents and staff there. Thank you for your continued support and comments.

Another place that my parents supported was what used to be called The Berea Children’s Home. This was originally an orphanage which served children in Ohio. While the name has changed to keep up with the times the outreach and the mission is still the same for this non profit which provides services for children and youth.

In 1864, the German Methodist Episcopal Church founded the German Methodist Orphan Asylum to shelter Civil War orphans. Known today as OhioGuidestone, but for many years as the Berea Children’s Home, this private, not-for-profit, charitable organization serves children and youth needing specialized therapeutic programs. It was a place that both of my parents truly believed in and supported over the years.

Please join me this month and leave comments on all my blog posts. For each comment Chris and I will donate 50 cents to OhioGuidestone in memory of my mother (with a cap of $500). Thank you for continuing to join me on the blog and for your support of our endeavors to highlight charities and organizations that can always use a little assistance. If you would like to connect with OhioGuidestone please feel free to click on any of the following links to connect with them.

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  1. Sandy Wall
    April 01, 2021 at 07:48 am

    That is so amazing that your mom had a list of books she had read! I wish I would have started that as well.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 01, 2021 at 07:55 am

      I agree! I am better now with Goodreads but definitely not disciplined enough to have done what she did.

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  2. jena c. henry
    April 01, 2021 at 08:19 am

    Happy April! I appreciate learning more about your Mom and Dad each month and how their love and active support is continuing through you.

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  3. Susi
    April 01, 2021 at 08:46 am

    What a wonderful thing to do all around. You are a wonderful person, so it’s no surprise.

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  4. Tonya
    April 01, 2021 at 09:29 am

    I love books. I have 3 bookcases of books from children’s to adult. I do read from my Kindle but there is something about a physical book.

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  5. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    April 01, 2021 at 10:15 am

    What a wonderful way to honor your parents. Thank you, and Chris, for your ongoing generosity.

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  6. Dianna
    April 01, 2021 at 10:26 am

    What a wonderful way to honor your parents.

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  7. Mama's Empty Nest
    April 01, 2021 at 11:08 am

    Another worthy cause for sure. I love how you are honoring your folks this way!

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  8. Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs & Kids
    April 01, 2021 at 11:57 am

    Another great cause! I love how you are honoring your parents this way!

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  9. Darlene
    April 01, 2021 at 12:55 pm

    This is such a wonderful way to honour your dear parents. I´m so happy to be part of this.

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  10. Shirley Matthews Dunn
    April 01, 2021 at 02:19 pm

    Two hundred dollars going to March’s charity is wonderful! I think it is a wonder choice for giving to things your parents liked and gave too. A nice way to honor them. I continue to thank you and Chris for supporting all the charities you do.

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  11. catladymac
    April 01, 2021 at 05:13 pm

    Another great cause ! I live in Ohio so I am at least familiar with where some of these places are !

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