Sorry for the absence team! My fam has been running like crazy since I touched down in Texas.
Shocking? No.
Yesterday, was just amazin. Started out with a FANTASTIC message from Pastor Robert entitled, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" talking about how God uses small, seemingly insignificant people, places, and things to perform miracles and fulfill promises :) check it out (www.gatewaypeople.com)
After church, I went for a run. I think Texas makes me slower....awe well....gotta push through :)
We loaded up the fam and headed to a SUper Target to participate in Christmas shopping for YouthWorld, an AMAZING organization in Dallas commited to being the hands and feet of Jesus in the young lives of "at-risk" children in the area. (youthworld.org)
The way it works is money is donated by sponsors, and those sponsors come in and shop with the kids. They get $50 to spend however they want. Afterward, we black out barcodes and make the clothes irreturnable so that the parents cannot return them for money....sad that that is even an issue..
Chaney and I were paired up with a precious kiddo named Kumidre or just "Dre" who was just the coolest kid. Honestly, he kinda looked like the little guy in the Superbowl doritos commercial...so I obviously loved him :) He's 7 years old, wants to be a lawyer when he grows up and LOVES the Dallas Cowboys and UT Longhorns (I let that one slide :])
The unforunate part of the shopping spree was that we couldn't go above $50, and I wanted to give Dre EVERYTHING he wanted. I for sure struggled with that. I did manage to get some extra money and splurge on a batman backpack and blue shaun white sneakers :)
It was SO special to hang out with the kiddos :) They are just so full of life and just want to be loved on. SO BLESSED to be apart of that. If I end up in dallas after grad...who knows, I for sure want to get more involved.
TODAY! WAS JUST GRAND!! Cookie exchange at Chaney's friends house. I hung out with the mothers and discussed rezoning of the school district as I siped on a mimosa. It was a rather humorous part of my existence. Then lunch with my dear dear Krista!
THEN!!! My mom and I went off to pick up the 16 foot box truck that God has provided to help distribute the gifts tomorrow for YouthWorld. I'll explain more tomorrow!!
God's about to rock my world :)
Shocking? No.
Yesterday, was just amazin. Started out with a FANTASTIC message from Pastor Robert entitled, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" talking about how God uses small, seemingly insignificant people, places, and things to perform miracles and fulfill promises :) check it out (www.gatewaypeople.com)
After church, I went for a run. I think Texas makes me slower....awe well....gotta push through :)
We loaded up the fam and headed to a SUper Target to participate in Christmas shopping for YouthWorld, an AMAZING organization in Dallas commited to being the hands and feet of Jesus in the young lives of "at-risk" children in the area. (youthworld.org)
The way it works is money is donated by sponsors, and those sponsors come in and shop with the kids. They get $50 to spend however they want. Afterward, we black out barcodes and make the clothes irreturnable so that the parents cannot return them for money....sad that that is even an issue..
Chaney and I were paired up with a precious kiddo named Kumidre or just "Dre" who was just the coolest kid. Honestly, he kinda looked like the little guy in the Superbowl doritos commercial...so I obviously loved him :) He's 7 years old, wants to be a lawyer when he grows up and LOVES the Dallas Cowboys and UT Longhorns (I let that one slide :])
The unforunate part of the shopping spree was that we couldn't go above $50, and I wanted to give Dre EVERYTHING he wanted. I for sure struggled with that. I did manage to get some extra money and splurge on a batman backpack and blue shaun white sneakers :)
It was SO special to hang out with the kiddos :) They are just so full of life and just want to be loved on. SO BLESSED to be apart of that. If I end up in dallas after grad...who knows, I for sure want to get more involved.
TODAY! WAS JUST GRAND!! Cookie exchange at Chaney's friends house. I hung out with the mothers and discussed rezoning of the school district as I siped on a mimosa. It was a rather humorous part of my existence. Then lunch with my dear dear Krista!
THEN!!! My mom and I went off to pick up the 16 foot box truck that God has provided to help distribute the gifts tomorrow for YouthWorld. I'll explain more tomorrow!!
God's about to rock my world :)
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