Clare and I had been talking for years about helping out at a homeless shelter. So one year we decided that it was time to stop talking about it and just DO IT! Her kids were long gone and those of mine still left at home celebrated the holidays with their dad. No more excuses. No more procrastination. This year we would volunteer to serve Thanksgiving dinner in a homeless shelter. 

We approached our local women's shelter with our idea and, lo and behold, they offered to pay for the meal as long as we chose the menu and shopped for the items. We were ecstatic. We had planned on paying for the whole meal, so the fact that the shelter was offering to purchase the food was a bonus we hadn't anticipated. We were off to a great start!

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