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My buddy Jon mentioned me over at Stuff Christians Like today, so if you’re here for the first time because of his linkage, thanks for visiting. Here at Ramblings and Such I try to entertain, inform, inspire, and occasionally poke fun at the Amish community I live near (Yes, I really do live in Intercourse, PA), so if you’re into that sort of thing, subscribe to the feed and give it a taste test. Thanks for coming, and be sure to check out the video below…

Okay, so here’s the math behind the following video

my bad parenting + my crazy kids + a great cause = Soles in the Snow

check it out to see what I mean:

Soles in the Snow from Bryan Allain on Vimeo.

I wasn’t kidding about the donation. I made it on Monday. $20 isn’t much, but that’s 8 more pairs of shoes Wayne Elsey can give out through his organization. (oh, and I got a free keychain for my donation too…so that was nice of them)

Got 3 minutes and $5 you can spare?
Click here to go right to the donation page…it’s so fast, you’ll be done before you can change your mind.

(and if you want to share this video on your blog to get your readers involved, you can go here for the embed code.)

Tags: Parenting, Soles4Souls

We signed Kylie up for an art class at Millersville University this fall. Today was the first of the four classes, and she really enjoyed it. They studied some of Frida Kahlo’s art and then worked on their own self-portraits.

It’s fun to see her getting into art and enjoying it. Some day it could be her career…or just a creative outlet. Either way, we try to encourage the kids’ creativity whenever we can.

Whatever your creative outlet is, I hope you make time for it on a regular basis. We serve a creative God, and I think it’s so important that we exercise that creativity. It can be a great way relieve stress, show our individuality, and glorify Him.

Tags: Art, Parenting