CrazyBusy Mama! (Dot Calm)

I once heard someone say — and I’m paraphrasing — that if you don’t give money when you have little, you won’t give money when you have a lot. Real giving is usually a sacrifice, meaning it costs us something. But it’s also rewarding, as we reap dividends of joy and the satisfaction that we have helped others in need. Read on to learn about something you can do — something you must do — to help others who desperately need it right now.

This Christmas season has gotten off to a sad start. Last Sunday in Lakewood, Washington, less than two hours from where I live, four

police officers were murdered by a gun-wielding maniac. My heart is still breaking for these officers and for their families, who are left to face this Christmas — and the rest of their lives — without them. No one can make this go away for these families; no one can bring their loved ones back. But we can show them they are loved and thought of, and that their mother, fathers, wife, and husbands will never be forgotten, and we can do that by donating to a couple of funds set up just for that purpose.

The first I’d like to let you know about has been set up by the Lakewood Police Independent Guild, or www.lpig.us. Once you open the page, you’ll see the “Donate Here” button in the middle of the screen. After donating, be sure to scroll down and read the posts, especially the one called “Stories of Our Fallen,” by Guild President Brian Wurts. You’ll be touched, and you’ll feel like you knew them, too — or at least deeply wish you had.

The other you may contribute to by going into any Bank of America in the United States and telling them it’s for the “Fallen Lakewood Officers Fund.”

Read about other funds set up for the families of the officers — and a warning about scammers taking advantage of this horrible situation — by reading this article at KOMO News.

Thanks so much for helping out.