Grassroots.org

This is my toilet in my bathtub. It was located there for two days.

I only have one toilet in my house.

I recently bought a new house, and it is proving to be a bit more of a fixer-upper than I anticipated. The toilet in the bathtub is only one example of how this new house has challenged me. Considering the length of the home improvements list, I informed my children we would not be decorating the house for Christmas. My 8-year-old daughter found this decision so ridiculous she took it upon herself to decorate the house on her own. Thanks to my daughter carefully placing Santas, Snowmen, and Angels around hammers, brooms and sawdust, our home now has a holiday feel to it. My children continually teach me.

We get so caught up in the need to accomplish, it is easy to forget to enjoy the little things in life. Grassroots.org has accomplished so much this past year. From launching our new website to launching SEO.grassroots.org, we have made every effort to help small to medium-sized nonprofit organizations promote and organize themselves online. None of which would have been possible without the tremendous board, staff, partners and supporters of Grassroots.org. Our staff often works long and unusual hours to accomplish a particular goal, because they believe in our mission. I can only hope they or someone in their home instills the holiday spirit for them as my daughter did for me.