I'm constantly trying to think of new ways to incorporate Owen into our daily lives. Even though he's not here, he is a huge part of our family. I love when he comes up in conversation. Last week at church, a lady noticed my necklace and asked if it had my children's names on it. I smiled and told her about being Owen's mom. I think about him all the time. I miss him more than words can describe, but I also feel such gratitude for being able to be his mother. The twenty-third day of the month is always a hard one for me, but I'd love to turn those days into days of happiness. We decided to honor Owen's life through random acts of kindness, and we'd love it if you would join us in this! Our plan is to do one random act of kindness on the twenty-third of each month, but you could do it any day you like! Pinterest is full of ideas. It could be paying for someone's meal or coffee behind you in the drive through, making a donation to a charity, doing someone's yard work, leaving quarters taped to a vending machine, dropping off brownies to your neighbors, leaving your mailman a treat, etc. We plan on leaving little notes [link here] so that Owen's story can continue to spread. If you join us with this, take a picture of your random act of kindness and post to #owenthomasparker. We're excited about honoring his life in this new way! 
I love it! And now I can look forward to the 23rd of each month!
ReplyDeleteWow, what power and inspiration God has given you. I love it and no doubt this idea will ignite. I am thankful for this and you and Brian.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!! What a wonderful way to remember Owen and to share God's love with others!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! You have such a beautiful heart Allison! I am excited to participate!
ReplyDeleteLove this, what a way to honor sweet Owen!
ReplyDeleteJust printed out my sheet and asking God to lead me to just the right person today. I am looking forward to the day when I get to meet your angel Owen face to face.
ReplyDeleteLoving your pictures and the simple and beautiful way you have put your story across - you're an inspiration and I am following your journey - very brave and courageous!
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ReplyDeleteSome friends and I run this page, if you have used postage stamps from home or work, please consider donating them to one of these causes.
You can check when addresses were last confimed on our main site
http://usedstampsforcharity.weebly.com
(we are more than happy to list your charity too, and start an overseas page for foreign charities outside the UK)
Used Postage Stamps For CharityMillions of people, young and old, are stamp collectors (philatelists), and philately is an educational and fun hobby.
Couple this with helping charities as well, keeping stamps out of landfill, and instead recycling stamps to collectors!!!!!
This is a webpage listing charities in the UK which collect used postage stamps to raise money for charity. Charities find used stamps, which they then sort, and sell on to collectors and philatelists, an excellent source of extra income, and you are helping save the environment and reduce waste by not binning them! What could be better?
Whether your stamps are recent or old, common or rare, wherever they come from across the world, every stamp can be saved!
The charities/ volunteers listed below collect used postage stamps for charities. Please send your used stamps to any of them,
all donations of stamps will be most gratefully received! Contact us to add your charity to the directory list (make sure that you contact us from time to time to update the "address last confirmed" date. )
List last updated: September 17th 2015
Special thanks for providing such great details, it’s quite impressive post - See more at: Random Acts of Kindness Ideas
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