Give a Little, Feel a LOT!!

So we know "when you give, you get", but you also FEEL SO GOOD!!!! I love knowing my money or purchase went to help someone out, find a cure, provide goods/service, anything!

Today there are 3 ways you could give back!

1. Let me introduce you to my friend James! He is such a wonderful guy and has an amazing project that he needs help finishing! Please look over his blog and kickstarter page and hopefully you'll feel compelled to give a little! He soooo deserves this and I can't wait to watch all his hard work come to life on the big screen! =)
2. Kyle and I are participating in the ALS Walk To Defeat next weekend in Houston and are asking for donations. This is special to us, as we lost Kyle's Pawpaw to ALS and saw how difficult the disease is to go through. I hope they find a cure soon so nobody has to suffer that way! Check out our website at http://www.active.com/donate/ch2011/DKotzeb
3. Last but certainly not least you can shop all day today at Forever 21 and 100% of your purchase is donated to help Japan!! What an amazing way to give! You shop (LOVE!), get things you want and need (LOVE!), but also give to an amazing cause (LOVE!!!!)!
   

So go and give a little, you'll get and feel A LOT!!!!!!

ALS Success!

This is my first blogging attempt to catch up...blogging lately has felt like a homework assignment that I haven't completed and it's just hanging over my head, ridiculous I know! So in my attempt to catch up on fun pics and things going on here I will start with the ALS walk!!

What an honor it was to raise money and walk in honor of Kyle's PawPaw, Audice! He was such a great man and I know he was smiling down on us as his wife, kids, grandkids, and great grandkids walked in his name! It made me feel very proud to be a part of it! There were other men there in wheelchairs, some with feeding tubes, with their teams. It was so sad to see them because having seen PawPaw go through that I know what they're experiencing. I pray there is a cure for the horrible disease soon!!

We're still taking donations so it's not too late to go to my website and donate!
http://www.active.com/donate/ch2010/kristinkotzebue

Karter with Aunt Amanda and Uncle Brad!

Keaton and Daddy making mile 3!!

Keaton with his balloon gun!

WE LOVE YOU PAWPAW!!!

ALS

Kyle and I are participating in the ALS walk to Defeat this weekend!
This really means a lot to us as Kyle's grandpa passed away from
the devastating disease 5 years ago.  Also known as Lou Gehrig's
disease it is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord
that control voluntary muscle movement and it eventually takes
over the entire body.

http://www.active.com/donate/ch2010/kristinkotzebue

Here is a video that goes into more detail about what living
with ALS is like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZeWWJHTV1g


There is no cure and we hope to change that soon!

We are raising money for this very important cause and I'm asking
you to help by making a contribution!  Please use the link in this email
to donate online quickly & securely.  You will receive email confirmation
of your donation which is tax deductible and I will be notified as soon as
you make your donation.

I thank you in advance for your support, and really appreciate
your generosity!!

http://www.active.com/donate/ch2010/kristinkotzebue

Please send this to as many people as you can to encourage
them to donate as well!  Thanks so much!!!