My Reason to Give Back + $100 Giveaway

Reason number one and number two. There they are with their silly faces, hearts filled with joy, and healthy little bodies.

Thank you God for my boys and their healthy little (wiggly) bodies. 

I hate to say that I worry a lot but I do. Most of you know this but with both pregnancies, I had Gestational Diabetes, that thankfully resolved after each pregnancy with little to no effect to the boys. Ezra had a tiny bit of blood sugar maintenance issue at birth but it was so minor, it's barely worth mentioning. I was able to monitor my glucose often and stay with in my parameters pretty easily and I am thankful for modern medical developments that allowed me to have two healthy pregnancy.

Thank you God for the minor things that only help us appreciate 

the wonderful things that much more. 

It makes it that much more important to us that we give to others. Whether it's donating our money, our time, our talents. There is always something we can do. You know, something that I have learned over the years is that we are not powerless. It really feels that way a lot of the time... but if each of us just affects one and enough of us are putting our words into action, then think of the masses we could affect.

Recently, I had the opportunity to volunteer at Jonah's school during their Olympic event and Fundraiser. His preschool has 3 classes of 3-4 years and 2 classes of 4-5 year olds. This little school raised over $3,000 for our local children's hospital. These babies and their parents really turned out in my opinion. The event that I "worked" was the Art room where each child made a card for the children in the hospital that stated that we are praying for them. I was so honored to be a part of such a great cause and a fun day. Once we explained what they were doing, so many kids had a story of someone who was sick and not one kid threw a fit to take home their card. I was fully expecting it but God is in the details my friends! 

My example is obviously small and simple but even the simple things like giving just a few hours of your time at your child's school or local hospital could make a difference in someone's life. Continue reading for a chance to receive $100 to help you do just that. 

Tell us why you give back? The Bakken Invitation was created to honor those who rely on medical devices while giving back to communities around the world. Do you have an experience with a medical device you'd like to share? 

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