Adina Bailey, Co-Founder, TakeThemAMeal.com

	Adina Bailey is the co-founder of TakeThemAMeal.com along with Scott Rogers. She loves hearing about ways that friends are caring for each other with meals. Most of her writing is inspired by emails sent to her from TakeThemAMeal.com users. Adina lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with her husband, Mike, and three fun kids who seem to grow a few inches every day.
Recent Blog Entries By Adina Bailey: Our Engraved SERVING Spoons Are Now Available... Support & Gift Ideas for Men with Cancer 5 Tips for a Stress-Free Fall Season Delight for Teachers' Tables! Summer Updates You're Invited to Our July Cookbook Club 4 Fresh & Simple Summer Pasta Recipes What Funeral Food is Most Appreciated Only a Few Days Left to Order our Engraved Spoons & Meal Carriers (+ free gift)! Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available Our Engraved Spoons & Meal Carriers (+ free gift) are Now Available Surprised by a Post-Travel Meal Support Made Simple: We'll Help You Care Well for Your Friends The Easy Way to Send a Meal - Courtney's Story 6 Ways We'll Be Here for You in 2024 5 Exciting Last Minute Gift Ideas & Offers! Only a Few Days Left to Order our Engraved Spoons Our Engraved Spoons Make the Perfect Holiday Gift! Only a Few Days Left to Order our New Meal Carriers Our NEW Meal Carriers are Now Available Crock-Pot Applesauce A Unique Way to Remember Your Pets Find out our plans for the fall The Easy (and Free!) Way to Organize Meals - Jamie's Story How to Offer Support During Chemo Summer Slow Cooker Favorites An Easy Comfort Care Package Idea for Under $40 Shipped The Easy (and FREE) Way to Organize Meals - Jessica's Story Only a Few Days Left to Order our Engraved Spoons Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available How to Take a Meal When You're Short on Time The Easy (and Free!) Way to Organize Meals - Hannah's Story What Funeral Food is Most Appreciated Our 1st Celebrity Meal Provider of 2023 We're Here for You in 2023 Our December Celebrity Meal Provider is Kim Alexis! Only a Few Days Left to Order our Engraved Spoons Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available! What's the Kindest Thing Someone Has Done for You During a Hard Time? Our November Celebrity Meal Provider When Taking Meals Isn't Your Thing Organize Meal Help and Potlucks the Easy Way! Candace Nelson!!! Our Celebrity Meal Provider for October Delight a Friend with Queen Elizabeth's Favorite Tea Treat How Our New Site Will Help You this Fall! Small Thoughtful Gifts for a Friend The Seasoned Mom is Our Celebrity Meal Provider for August July's Celebrity Meal Provider: Maegan of The BakerMama An Update and Encouragement Becky Hadeed: Our Celebrity Meal Provider for May Our New Site is Live!!! Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available! Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available! April's Celebrity Meal Provider: Audrey at Mama Knows Gluten Free Kendra of The Lazy Genius Collective: Our March Celebrity Meal Provider Cute DIY Meal Container Idea Kate of Naptime Kitchen: Our February Celebrity Meal Provider Meet Our First Celebrity Meal Provider An Update for the New Year Ideas for Helping Friends Celebrate the New Year 10 favorite gift ideas 2021 Only a Few Days Left to Order our Engraved Spoons Our Engraved Spoons - A Customer Favorite! If Holiday Meals Will Be Hard This Year... How to Provide a Gluten & Dairy-Free Meal Plan the Perfect Bachelorette Weekend Meals for Friends Taking Kids to College 4 Fresh & Simple Summer Pasta Recipes A Last Minute Meal to Take to a Friend Our 6 Favorite Outdoor Party Ideas and Games A Thoughtful Extra to Send Along with a Meal Meaningful Ways to Give Flowers Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available! Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available! An Inside Look at TakeThemAMeal.com Taking Healthy, Budget-Friendly Meals Don't Forget the Pets! Two Tips (and One that Didn't Work) Unique Memorial Gift Ideas Recipes for Friends with Cancer A Meaningful Gift Beyond Meals A New Year's Message & Top Posts of 2020 Only a Few Days Left to Order our Engraved Spoons Our Engraved Spoons - A Customer Favorite! Holiday Meal Ideas for 2020 Ideas for College Student Care Packages Taking Freezer Meals Before a Friend's Surgery How to Delight a Friend's Senses this Fall Caring for a Friend with Mental Illness Shining Bright Memory Candles 3 Ways to Help When Meals are Covered 4 Fresh & Simple Summer Pasta Recipes Plan a Fun Virtual Dinner Party Giving Food and Giving Grace Update and Checking In Our Engraved Spoons are Now Available How to Help Quarantined Friends Coronavirus & Taking Meals A Complete Meal Idea for a Friend Remember the Anniversary of a Loss Valentine Party Planning & Fun Foods 4 Ways to Prepare for Taking Meals in 2020 A New Year's Message & Our Top 5 Posts Our Engraved Spoons - A Customer Favorite! Attention All of Our Artist Friends! Holiday Traditions After A Loss A Vegan Meal Everyone Will Love Container Ideas for Taking Meals Crock Pot Apple Sauce Get Well Gift Ideas for Teen Girls (or anyone for that matter) What Funeral Food is Most Appreciated Are You Ready for National Friendship Day? The Perfect Time to Teach Kids to Cook No One Brings Dinner When _______ How We Help You with Food Allergies Surgery Update & Hospital Care Tips A Special Memory and Taking Tea Update! MORE Not So Obvious Times to Take A Meal Let Her Know How You Feel 12 Not-So-Obvious Times to Take a Meal Don't Fear Food Allergies When Taking a Meal New Book & Meal Giveaway! 🎉 Add Helpful Links to Meal Schedules & Potlucks Easy Planning for Your Football and Valentine Parties We've Made Some Updates For You Setting Up a Meal Schedule for Hard Situations The Friendship Behind TakeThemAMeal.com When A Meal is the Best Gift When a Friend's Pet Dies What Funeral Food is Most Appreciated How to Take a Meal to a Family with Teenage Boys Advanced Settings Available to Meal Coordinators Taking a Meal During Summer Meaningful Items During a Difficult Time My Favorite DIY Project Using a Pasta Jar Surviving Mother's Day Give A Box of Sunshine From Our Farms to Your Friends What I Now Know About Grief 5 Reasons Your Friends Will Love You for Sending Our Meals When taking meals isn't your thing Do Not Be Afraid of Food Allergies When Taking a Meal Knitting and Knotting for Others 12 Not-So-Obvious Times to Take a Meal A Letter to the Mom Who is Hoping Her Child Will Be Well Enough to Attend School This Year How to Take a Meal to a Family with Teenage Boys Walking Tacos Taking a Meal During Summer Coloring Pages to Include with Your Meal How Hampton Inn Helped Us During My Dad's Cancer What Grieving People Wish You Knew What Funeral Food is Most Appreciated 4 Recipes to Help You Survive Baseball Season Simple, Thoughtful Meal Idea A Meal Idea for Easter Week New Containers for Your Meals and Potlucks Good Housekeeping Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe Coordinating Meals for Hard Situations Team Color Snack Ideas for Sunday's Big Game Gifts to Send a Friend BEFORE a Loss We are Ready to Help You in 2017 Our 9 Favorite Gifts of 2016 Speak Their Names What Grieving People Wish You Knew Get Well Spoon Walking Tacos Free Printable Label for Meals Setting Up a Meal Schedule for Hard Situations Casserole Cuteness Please Don't Apologize to Me on Father's Day What to Do When Your Friend Says "No Meals, Please!" When Your Heart is Bigger Than Your Wallet - Budget-Friendly Meals for Taking 4 Recipes to Help You Survive Baseball Season Our 6 Favorite Outdoor Party Ideas and Games More Than a Meal No One Brings Dinner When __________ 10 Ways To Remember Your Loved One New Meals! Tried and True Vegan Meal Recipes When taking meals isn't your thing How to Help a Friend Face the Anniversary of a Loved One's Death Give Yourself a Gift Kim's Promising Box 10 Creative Uses for PerfectPotluck.com This Fall They Showed Up Our New, Interactive Potluck Calculator Why We Have New Meals in our Store What Big Love Came from this Big House? Introducing Sparrow's Flowers Caring Ideas During Chemo An Item You Requested is Now Available How Hampton Inn Helped Us During My Dad's Cancer 4 Wondrous Ways to Take Grapes Have You Seen These Containers for Taking Meals? Almonds, How do I love thee? Six Tested Recipes from our TakeThemAMeal.com Community What’s Your Favorite Meal to Take? Introducing... Headbands of Hope Applying Scruffy Hospitality to Taking Meals How to Support Someone Through Loss and Transition Our 9 Favorite Gifts A letter to my children as they watch their grandfather face cancer Consider Taking Meals BEFORE... Our 3 Favorite Crock Pot Recipes Don't Let This Happen To Your Meal - Our New Recipes and Features Project Chemo Comfies Follow Up to Our Proposed Change to Thank You Note Etiquette Taking Meals Made Easier A Proposed Change to Thank You Note Etiquette DIY Canvas Art An Unexpected Gift 3 Innovative Products to Help You Take Meals Helping Kids Create Their Own Websites DIY Garden Flag Give a Child a Surprise Ride Memorable Meals The Cancer Institute Comforted Us February Cheer Challenge Today's Meals.... Our 9 Favorite Gifts A New Family Tradition Project Chemo Comfies The Gift of a Lifetime Sponsor a Meal for Sandy Hook Elementary for a Chance to Win a Book Bundle When the need is greater than meals Love Never Stops... Send A Meal to Honor Sandy Hook Families and Teachers Help Bring Wilson Home Box of Sunshine Feast for the Eyes Photo Contest A Sweet Gift: Two-Ingredient Hand Scrub Black-eyed Pea Salad with Toasted Pita Wedges Cupcake Cone Baking Rack Nothing says "I care for you" like freshly baked cinnamon rolls Ideas for a Chemo Care Package An Unexpected Journey Cranberry-Orange Quickbread From Your Freezer To Your Family: Slow Cooker Freezer Recipes PRINT Cookbook Food Packaging Ideas You'll Love Our 9 Favorite Gifts How to Make a Cupcake Tree The True Measure of our Thanksgiving Plan Thanksgiving with PerfectPotluck.com Questions To Ask A Meal Recipient Free Printable Label for Meals Baked Caramel Apples Meaningful Items During a Difficult Time Tried and True Mexican Pasta Casserole If you can chop vegetables, you can make these healthy, slow cooker freezer meals Versatile, Vibrant Casserole Carriers What to say and do when someone is given more than they can handle How to support someone through loss and transition From Your Freezer To Your Family The Friendship Behind TakeThemAMeal.com Spiced Chai Mix Coffee Chip Muffins Our 6 Favorite Meal Taking Containers Basic Tomato Sauce DIY Dry Erase Picture Frame 7 Ways to Include Children in Meal Taking DIY Decorative Oatmeal Container 19 Ways to Help During Crisis Memorable Mulberry Pie Easy DIY Spring Card/Gift Holder What I learned from a failed recipe Make Your Own Taco Box Planning your special delivery No Boil 3-Cheese Manicotti Top 13 "Meal Ministry" Meals Decorative Jar Using Meal Supplies Setting Up a Meal Schedule for Hard Situations The reason that we take meals Seven Steps to Taking a Meal Six Easy Meals - No Grocery List Needed 5 Reasons Your Friends Will Love You for Sending Our Meals

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Adina & Maureen

Welcome! We're thrilled you stopped by. Our own joys and sorrows have taught us that a well-timed meal delivered by a friend is one of the best gifts imaginable. In this space, we share our favorite recipes to take to friends, meal-taking tips, and other ways to care for those who are dear to you.

Helpful Posts

• Top 13 Ministry Meals
• Meaningful Items in a Difficult Time
• 10 Tips for Taking Meals to Friends with Cancer
• Top 10 Freezer Meals to Take to Others
• When Taking Meals Isn't Your Thing
• 10 Easy Meal Ideas

Recent Posts...

• Ways to Embrace the Time Change with Kids!  (11/19/2024)
• Our Engraved SERVING Spoons Are Now Available...  (11/12/2024)
• Elevate Your Fall Gatherings With Perfect Potluck!  (11/5/2024)
• 3 Reasons to Embrace a Meal Offer!  (10/22/2024)
• Remembering Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month  (10/22/2024)
• Support & Gift Ideas for Men with Cancer  (10/15/2024)
• Post-Surgery Support From Afar  (10/8/2024)

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