I know, I know...we are 36+ days past Christmas and I am now just getting up the last of Holiday Cheer. There is no good explanation. All I can say is maybe a part of me wanted the goodness dragged out a tad bit longer, maybe I wanted all of us to get a little [...]
Tag: 25 days of holiday cheer
Day 16: The Artist
Life is its own protection from death - Aliza Hubbs Aliza, the artist, is today's recipient. Aliza is a warrior, a true survivor. But more importantly she is a wife, friend, sister, daughter, mother. I met Aliza in junior high. She was always kind, generous, and lived with such an open heart. She and I [...]
Let’s get this party started – Holiday Cheer 2015 Y’all!
Cheer Day 19

"Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly be." - Rita Pierson, Educator Jacinda Barker embodies what Rita Pierson speaks of. Jacinda, mother of 3, works with special needs students in the Gilroy Unified [...]
Cheer Day 13
Cheer Day 5 2014
A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. ― Steve Maraboli Holiday Cheer Day 5 brought some much-needed cheer to Michelle. Michelle was nominated by Bettina. Bettina took a moment to put into her own words why she felt Michelle should be a recipient: "Michelle is a single mom who [...]