What's Happening

2-10-10
19 comments have been posted regarding the 30 Day Challenge.

2-5-10
Rick Story, with the Oklahoma Blood Institute, shared a story about the impact blood donors have on saving lives.

1-20-10
The eLife Newsletter goes out featuring the 7-Minute Pledge.

1-15-10
The aswedoLife(R) 7-Minute Pledge Program goes public.

1-4-10
PRESS RELEASE coming 1-11-10.
Can we change the world in 7 minutes?

12-18-09
Greg Franklin, our author now serving in Africa with the Peace Corps, has shared his first update from Mozambique@ http://oklahomasgreg.blogspot.com/.

12-13-09
Greg Franklin, our author who is currently serving in the Peace Corps, has completed his initial training and has been assigned to the Nampula Province in Mozambique, Africa. Stay tuned!

12-11-09
Ten (10) college students from SWOSU were recognized by aswedoLife(R) for their very moving stories they shared on www.aswedoLife.com.

12-9-09
The eLife newsletter went out featuring the Circle of Kindness that is being developed at SWOSU in Weatherford, Oklahoma by Dean Dougherty and students on campus.

12-7-09
WOW! See this powerful message about a teacher keeping track of and sending letters of encouragement to his former students for the past 25 years! http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/26411480#34171629

11-25-09
"The Big Bad Biker Gang" is a story about why we shouldn't prejudge. http://www.aswedolife.com/big-bad-biker-gang

11-20-09
A powerful story from a professional baseball player. He shares his experience with "It's Not All About Me".  http://www.aswedolife.com/StoriesArticles/p/255890/Add/Show%20Post/ContentID/428214/PostID/116832/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=LwBzAHQAbwByAGkAZQBzAA%253d%253d

11-3-09
The eLife Newsletter went out
"Revisiting the Focus of aswedoLife(R)".

10-19-09
Ten (10) new stories have been posted from Professor Lou Christian's class. The Feature Story is from Lindsay Hammonds; http://www.aswedolife.com/one-week---a-lifetime-memory

10-15-09
As We Do Life(R) is now a Registered Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

10-8-09
The eLife Newsletter went out featuring 2 great stories; one from Cherry Moore, MFA, MDiv, a hospice chaplin & artist from Bryan, Texas; a second from Kelsey Smalling, one of Professor Christian's students.

10-5-09
Adjunct Professor, Lou Christian, had 60 of her students share stories of kindness for As We Do Life.

9-28-09
Greg Franklin, one of our authors who entered the Peace Corps this day has shared his "dream" with us. To see, click on "The Dream".

9-4-09
Greg Franklin, one of our authors, will be entering the Peace Corps September 28, 2009. He will be going to Mozambique, Africa. Greg will share his experiences with us during his 27-month committment.

8-27-09
The eLife Newsletter went out featuring three new stories; A Hurting Mother, Tough Love, and When I Needed Help.

8-19-09
On August 18, 2009, The Daily Oklahoman did a Feature Article on As We Do Life(TM) and featured three of our authors. To see this story, go to www.NewsOK.com and search for BENKENDORF.

6-30-09
As We Do Life(TM) is currently working through the logistics of getting our "earned" scholarship program formulated. We will keep you informed.

6-30-09
As We Do Life(TM) is developing a plan for organizing a Press Release to the media as events occur.

4-17-09
The As We Do Life(TM) store opened with our first offering of branded casual clothing.
Check it out!

4-18-09
Our first order for a sweatshirt came from Australia. It's amazing how news spreads.

3-12-09

It has been 30 days since As We Do Life(TM) went ‘live’. I must say, it has been wild! Our mailing list has expanded to nearly 1,000. We have been contacted by the media, offered ways to work with organizations, and we have been encouraged by many.

But the stories we have received are the best. We have seen hearts bleeding with gratefulness for the encouragement and kindness they have received.

 

Something very special happens when a person shares a story. They take a bit of ownership in this website – and this is exactly what we want!

Doug

 


 

 

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  • Stories Behind the Stories …An Idea Was Born

    It was Christmas time 2006 when three members of the Benkendorf family sat drinking coffee when the conversation drifted to acts of kindness. We each offered our input and found we had mutual interests. Each, in his own way, was doing something. One was helping tutor inner city children. Another was involved in community outreach with youth. And another was gifting to the needy. We parted with an idea being born and asking, “What can we do?”

    After many conversations between family members and with other individuals involved in community outreach programs, we made two decisions:

    1. We do not want to be a fund-raising organization. There are already plenty with very worthy causes.
    2. We do not want to form another organization. There are plenty of organizations performing worthy causes.

    We felt we could best serve by helping promote that which was already being done. It was in this search that we discovered something very revealing. Individuals and organizations were performing many acts of kindness – and they were doing a good job – but the word wasn’t getting out. What we found missing was the voice of those individuals who had benefited from these acts of kindness. And you might be surprised what we found.

    We went directly to some of these individuals and talked with them. We found they had tremendous stories to tell – very compelling stories. These are individuals who had been touched by the kindness of someone else and wanted to pass this kindness on to others. They wanted to help others with similar struggles.

     

    With this information and knowledge, we knew exactly what we wanted to do. We wanted to develop a way to capture the voices of those individuals whose lives had been touched by an act of kindness.

    It is through this website, www.aswedolife.com, that voices will be heard, to give hope where challenges occur, comfort where loss has occurred, and peace where reality must be accepted. Too many compelling stories are never told, and too many people are left without hope.

     

    Share this website with your friends. It’s free, but the rewards can be immeasurable.

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