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The Edge

Take It To The Edge Sponsored by Next Step Goals, LLC Written by Julie O'Keeffe Henzey We’ve all seen the movies where someone gets in a car and decides to see how fast it can go. Or you may recall Chuck Yeager boldly breaking the sound barrier by flying faster than the speed of sound. Some people with the need for speed even get their fix at the Bonneville Speedway on the salt flats of Utah during Speed Week, where world land speed records are made and broken. I’m not sure whether it’s the speed itself or the desire to go to the edge that captivates people. Many of us love to live vicariously through others as they risk life and limb to reach a goal. There’s simply a pure thrill in going to the limit. Just think Olympics. To win, you have to be on the razor-sharp edge of your ability. We love watching it all unfold. Normal people like you and me typically play it safe in most areas of our life. We don’t take unnecessary chances that could result in injury, physical or otherwise. W...

Game On...

Again! by JAK's guest mom blogger from Caledonia, Mollie Bartelt Do you want to make a difference in your life this spring? Or make a difference for a child who has a life threatening illness? Or win $500 in a fun challenge? The game is on again! As a mom of a child who had successfully came through a life threatening illness, I am so excited to invite you to MINUTE TO WISH IT! -  a super fun family fundraiser set to go this weekend. Would you please consider joining us Sunday afternoon and celebrate the blessings in your family's life by playing some fun Minute to Win It games?. Read More MINUTE TO WISH IT Sunday, April 22nd, 1 to 4 pm Racine Family YMCA Our second annual event, this is a family fundraiser where people compete in a fast paced series of challenges ($1 each) where winners will proceed to the next challenge. The final team left will have the opportunity to win up to $500 in the Final Round of Minute to Wish It challenges. There are a ton of activities for the ...

Five Bucks

  4 Dinner & Wishes  Today I sent my teenage girls over to the Dollar Tree to pick up some poster board.  (2 for buck, you can't beat that!)  They came back and told me about a man's request to help him buy some chicken so that he could feed his kids.  My girls then walked over to the Piggly Wiggly , and bought it for him.  Five bucks.  That's what they donated to this man's family's dinner table.  It broke my heart and made it smile, all at the same time. So many people have so many different needs. And to think what a difference $5 could make in some strangers' lives... Please read more as JAK sprints to the finish of promoting this weekend's Minute to Wish It event benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation ® of Wisconsin .  We'll also introduce you to local "Wish Kid" Scott! I know the dynamics of a busy family schedule first hand.  I know the desire of wanting to do and participate in many things, and yet, sometimes you just can't.  Yo...