She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26
I am so thrilled with how the awareness of homelessness is spreading. It is so touching to see people curious about my passion and asking for ways to help. Anyone can help, and it is so EASY!!!! For instance it is finally SPRING and summer and coming quickly. I am a firm believer in physical fitness, so with my free time you can defiantly find me in a gym. I have noticed so many people training, and working hard to slim down for their summer bodies. High fives to those guys! It is a great feeling to be confident in a tank top and shorts during this Mississippi heat. But with losing weight comes NEW CLOTHES! So I'm very eager to spread the word/motivation to get HEALTHY, get FIT, and GIVE ME YOUR OLD CLOTHES! hahaha ok I do not mean it to that extreme, but what a wonderful thought it that? Set a weight goal, and after all your hard work, reward yourself with more flattering outfits and clean out your closet of all those old clothes you will NEVER wear again. I will have no problem finding a new home for them. :) Plus is that not what SPRING cleaning in all about?? You will see signs soon in the local gyms, with my contact on them to collect those old clothes, so GET EXCITED :))))))
Another note that I am so excited about is earlier in the month I read in the paper of a woman who lost her home in a fire. Not only did SHE lose everything, but so did her 5 children!! Losing everything and starting over in Hurricane Katrina I know how she feels, but I could NOT imagine starting over with 5 children as well! The article simply read WOMAN MADE HOMELESS AFTER FIRE. There was no information about her, or her children. Contact info, of info of how to help. I started by calling fire departments and police departments. Finally someone shared her cell phone number with me. After speaking with her I knew I had to help her. So I started calling furniture stores to see if they had anything they were not using or would throw away. And after a week of calling, I now not only have a few items BUT 2 sets of bunk beds! How great for these kids to have a bed now! If everything goes as planned tomorrow, and I can find a truck to borrow, I will be surprising this lady with her new furniture! GOD IS SO GOOD!
Please pray not only for this families new beginning, but for me to have the organization to bring all of this together to help her to my full ability. I'm so excited I can barely sleep. But a busy day for me tomorrow, school starts back as well, so I will lay my head down and "Count my blessings, not my problems" =)
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