Inspired by my dear friend Allison, I took up the challenge to take a photo each day in 2011 to document my life. I embarked on this with some trepidation (I was not sure I would remember to take a picture every day), and with some curiosity: I didn't have a plan for this project and I was excited to see how it would evolve. What would my life look like, day by day, throughout one year?

Well, one year on, I am addicted to this project. I already took a lot of photos of my children but I have loved the way the 365 challenge has disciplined me to think about and appreciate EVERY SINGLE day - and the precious moments in every day that in the past have flown by unnoticed... I am thrilled to continue with this blog in 2012 - although it really should be retitled: Day by Day 366! Looking forward to a new year...

Just click on any picture to see it enlarged!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Day 24: Generous friends


When Anna had her birthday tea party last week, she followed our family birthday party tradition and asked her friends to bring gifts she could donate to a local homeless shelter for families, instead of gifts for her. Usually our kids ask their friends to bring books that they can give to homeless kids; this time Anna asked her friends to bring dolls. As usual, we were overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends - what an amazing collection of dolls! When Anna delivered the dolls to the shelter this afternoon, the lady told her that she was going to make a lot of little girls very happy. "That makes me very happy," Anna said.
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