by Hope
There have been lots of posts about giving to charities and giving back. This is not a re-hash of those. This is more of a brag…
This past weekend we drove through the insane winter weather, up to DC for the Flip for the Fight gymnastics meet. It was the smallest meet that Little Gymnast has participated in, perhaps due to the nasty weather. But it was SO well run. We had a blast and Little Gymnast medaled in three events. One proud mama here! This was the first year the meet has had a boys component and I certainly hope they do it again!
But really the reason I bring it up is because it was a way for us to give back to such an important cause – breast cancer research, without breaking the bank or going outside of our normally budgeted monies. You can see on their website that last year alone they were able to give back $15,000 to this research which is so important to women’s (and men’s) health.
So this week, not only did Little Gymnast do what he does, but we proudly supported this event and will do so again in the future if the opportunity arises!
Hope is a resourceful, solutions-driven online business manager with over two decades of experience helping clients streamline operations, manage projects, and grow their businesses through digital marketing and technology.
But life has a way of rewriting your plans.
A year ago, Hope made the decision to move in with her aging parents full time – a season she wouldn’t trade, even as it came with its own financial and emotional weight. Earlier this year, she lost her mother, and is now walking the tender, disorienting path of grief while learning what “forward” looks like from here.
Hope came to the Blogging Away Debt community in 2015 as a single mom raising five foster and adoptive children. She’s written through job changes, financial setbacks, and the bittersweet transition to an empty nest. Her kids are finding their footing in the world now – and so is she.
Rooted in faith and fueled by the same perseverance she’s brought to every hard season, Hope is ready to face her finances with fresh eyes and an honest pen. She believes that clarity, courage, and community can change the trajectory of anyone’s story including her own.
She lives in Austin, TX with her dad, loves adventures with her dog Addie, and is figuring out, one step at a time, what this next chapter is meant to be.
Congrats to Little Gymnast – he did awesome!!! I totally believe we should still give while getting out of debt – it is a blessing to be where we are and there are so many people so much worse off than we are!!!