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Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a Samaritan’s Purse ministry that takes shoebox gifts to children in over 100 countries.   OCC participants fill standard sized shoe boxes with toys, toiletries, and school supplies and drop them off at local collection sites to be processed and delivered.   I am a passionate supporter of this ministry and collection week is right around the corner (November 13-20).   So, I wanted to make sure you have heard about Operation Christmas Child and give you 5 reasons to participate. #5 Fun and Easy Samaritan’s Purse has made this as easy as possible.   You can use any shoebox, select a gender/age group, fill it up, and drop it off at one of the thousands of collection sites nationwide.   You can purchase items according to your budget or even send homemade gifts.   You get to pick the gender and age group, so if you would have more fun shopping for a 2-4 year old girl and picking out tiny pink hair barrettes, go for it! ...

I completed my third official round of Whole30 a few weeks ago.   Soon, 18 months will have passed since I started my first round.   At this point I feel like Whole30 is the new norm- I know what I’m doing, and I’m doing it because I know it works for me.   I committed to my third round simply because I had some lingering weight loss goals and my husband said he was ready for another round.   I did NOT expect to learn anything new about my relationship with food, but once again Whole 30 brought a surprise... My third round of Whole 30 shone a big spotlight on my personal issues with contentment.   This round should have been easy.   There would be no sugar withdrawals or detoxing headaches.   My husband was completely on board and home for most of the round.   He committed to the 30 days with me.   He consistently helped with the cooking and cleaning after dinner.   He even found several new recipes for us to try, one of which was del...