Comments on: Thanks Giving

By: Lia

Lia — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:05:15 +0000

Steph . . . So sorry we’re having troubles with the comments on the last post! Although I’m glad to report we finally recovered. Hope you guys were able to stay healthy! And so sorry that you’re having trouble e-mailing me. I think you may have caught it right in between the migration. Try me at lia (at) liahuber (dot) com. If that doesn’t work, shoot me.

Shauna . . . Thanks for coming by! I hope you, too, are feeling better by now. I’ve been a big fan of your blog reading of your successes on other people’s blogs (Shauna is at glutenfreegirl.com and just released her first book of the same name [without the .com]). It is so wonderful to see you weaving stories of food and love that at the same time serve the greater purpose of educating people about celiac. So much to be thankful for!

By: shauna

shauna — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:42:57 +0000

This is such a beautiful post for Thanksgiving (it’s taking me a few days to catch up on everyone, since I’m battling a nasty infection like you are).

Obviously, I’m passionate about educating people about celiac (how odd that someone above me said the same thing!) and finding a way to find our own stories.

It seems that every bit of work I do has to do with food these days, whether writing or giving. You know, without it, we cannot create anything else.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:17:27 +0000

Lia - I can’t post on your most recent blog entry (having the flu)so I’m posting where I can . . and your email address hasn’t accepted any email from me (I’m probably spam . . . ). I hope you and your husband are better this morning and that Noe didn’t get sick. My 6 year old had a cold, fever for almost a week and has a nagging cough - so far the rest of us are ok. steph

By: Lia

Lia — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:23:42 +0000

KT . . . What inspiring stories for why you’re involved with each of the things you are. All fantastic organizations! (We also support DWB . . . I’ve been so impressed at how they’re always first on the scene to help, and we’ve met many of them on our travels through third world countries. Fantastic organization, fantastic people.)

Jo . . . I’m so flattered! Perfect timing too . . . I have my friend Catherine here, from Iowa (Iowa Writers Workshop), who’s been helping me with I Land Home for the last few years. So I’ll get her thoughts too.

Bill . . . GREAT to see you here! I’m so glad this post nudged the part of you to delve more personally into your giving. Somehow I have a feeling that little shift of paradigm will have a big impact both on you and those you choose to give to.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:41:54 +0000

I have always been just check writer when it comes to giving. I support Americares.org because of the medical services they provide and their high rating at charitynavigator.org (99.2% of donations collected go to program expenses) but your blog got me thinking about the power of actually getting personally involved. Scary and inconvenient come to mind but so do fulfilling and connected. I will be doing some thinking this Thanksgiving, darn you and your blog! 

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:39:44 +0000

Hello new look Lia,

I hope you don’t mind but I’ve tagged you on a meme….to provide three characteristics of good writing (I’ll duck now and get out of here (GRIN)). Seriously, as a journalist, novelist and blogger I thought you could give some excellent insight.

By: KT

KT — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:01:00 +0000

There are many things I am passionate about. My seven year old son is Type One Diabetic & has Celiac Disease. So I am very passionate about AutoImmune Diseases. (He is an awesome 1st grader who is doing really well). I am also passionate about feeding people so I love Seed Savers Exchange, Slow Food and Heifer International. And almost everyday I picture what our lives would look like without medical care/insurance and I thank goodness we do not need Doctors Without Borders- a fantastic organization.

By: Lia

Lia — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:05:45 +0000

Isabelle . . . Great to hear from you. What a great Christmas gift tradition!

I’m thiking I’d like to do a round up post of all the organizations people are involved with, so others can check them out if they want to. So keep ‘em coming, folks, and I’ll gather them all together in a couple weeks.

Cheers!

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:22:30 +0000

Hi Lia,

Great new site and great post on Thanksgiving! For Christmas every year, I give my husband a present from the Heifer catalog and he gives me something from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). In addition, we donate monthly to a few foundations that need help locally, nationally or internationally. It is very rewarding to help through these organizations, especially when life is too busy and it is easy to forget how hard life is for other people.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family (close or extended).

Isabelle

By: Lia

Lia — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:53:02 +0000

Erika . . . That is WONDERFUL that you support Heifer International. We pitched in with a bunch of our friends a few years back and bought a cow for a family through Heifer International as our Christmas “gift” to each other. Knowing that a family would have milk and, like you said, perhaps even an income from that cow was extraordinarily rewarding. Happy Thanksgiving, Erika . . . I’m looking forward to hearing how the meal goes!

Stephanie . . . Wow, you are so right. Giving can be simple things or big things, but they’re all rewarding. It’s neat to see how you find ways to contribute all along the spectrum.

I’m so glad you both shared — thank you! And happy Thanksgiving!