Blog World Unites To Help

Please read this amazing story...

A mom named Stephanie lives out in Arizona with her husband and four children under 6! She has an amazing blog, Nie Nie Dialogues, which shows all of the love she has for her family as well as the joy they share! Just a couple of weeks ago she hosted an amazing party to celebrate her two daughters first day at school.

Needless to say this wonderful woman and her husband were in a terrible airplane accident just four days after that party. The pilot of the plane died from his injuries and Stephanie and her husband were critically burned. The couple will be in chemically induced coma for weeks if not months while doctors try to repair the damage.

Fortunately this story is not just about this terrible accident.... it is about the love and support that comes in this so called techno world. The outpouring of support for this family throughout the blogging world has been amazing.

Stepanie's sister is also a blogger and while she and her husband have taken in three of the couples four kids she has also kept the wondering world informed about the progress of this unbelievable family on her website at C Jane Enjoy It. There has also been a recovery website started at Nie Recovery where you can learn more about what others are doing to help.

And what people are doing is astounding....

One woman, Gabrielle, started a silent auction with the proceeds going entirely to the family. The idea caught on and there are hundreds of people who have donated items or services with all the of the proceeds being sent directly to help with the millions in bills that are estimated. Check out all the auctions at Design Mom. But be quick most of them end this weekend....

Many online stores are donating proceeds to help which you can see on the Nie Recovery Site. And one person on the site had nothing to donate to the auction so she challenged herself to donate what she would spend if she was to take Stephanie to lunch...

I admit that I would love to buy some of the things on the Design Mom website but we just don't have the money these days so I accepted the lunch challenge and have donated what I would spend on a lunch out with a friend!!!

And here is where I would like to pass along this challenge to all of my friends and family. Can you imagine what your life and your family's life might be like if something like this were to happen to you? And what does it really cost to go out for a quick bite? So instead of dining out I challenge you to make a salad or sandwich at home and donate your lunch money to a worthy family....