The Feast of Firstfruits & Easter Go for Broke Day If it scares you this is the day to go for it no matter what. One Day Without Shoes Day Today is to raise global awareness for children’s health and education. Why shoes? Because shoes help protect from bacteria in the dirt, rusty nails, dirty needles and shoes enable feet to withstand the long distances most children in developing countries need to walk to get to school. Join TOMS One for One There is plenty of criticism out there for TOMS and its short term solutions. Critics don't even buy the "at least they are doing something" statement. However, you have to start somewhere. And every bit of awareness helps something go from short term to long term. We all have a part to play. Read a Road Map Day One of the many reasons I would stink at The Amazing Race is because I never did learn how to read a road map well. I remember doing worksheets and class lessons on maps and I was able to skate by to pa
My superstar today is Pope Francis. And no, I'm not joking! I love Pope Francis. He is, quite simply, 'da bomb diggity. I even have a bobblehead of him - not in jest but in admiration (he keeps company with my bobblehead Jesus, bobblehead St. Francis, bobblehead Mother Teresa, and Gandhi figurine). From his humility about living quarters to his desire to be with the people to his gentle touch on the infirmed this dude is, as Time Magazine said in 2013, the people's pope. And, as it turns out, not just Catholic people but people of all faiths - and no faith even. He even gave a surprise TED talk in 2017. Watch it here. 
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