Hugs all around

She needed someone to love, to cuddle, to give love to. She needed someone that would love her with no expectations. Something so innocent that she could give everything.

He needed more time being cuddled, loved, and having one on one time. He needed to help someone else with language. He is not embarrassed to give or take a kiss or hug.

Together, they make us smile. They remind us to grab someone and hug them. To stop and connect. Our family hugs more than ever before.

She reminds us daily to love deeply. She reminds us not to take each other for granted, and to say our love daily.

She amazes us with her strength, her beauty, and her brilliance. She astounds us with her love!

Tour of massage houses. Stop 1

In my job, I get to see peoples homes in a unique way. I go so regularly that they stop picking up. Stop worrying about impressing me, and just let me in. I get to go through the rooms guests stop for coffee or a chat, and go deeper into the home like family. Because of this, I see so much more of peoples lives. The way they live daily, the way the decorate the forgotten room. I massage mostly in the evenings, so I also get to see the pajamas they wear!

So I thought it would be fun to take you on tours of my massage clients homes.

First stop on our tour is the home of J. She is artistic to her core. Check out her books!!!

Here is the chair she recovered.

Random bits of beauty all around!

FREE!

Do you like free things? My step mom is having a contest on her blog. If you go and write about your favorite things about fall, you can get entered in the contest for her book. :)
She just released a new book too, so go look.

go here to enter.

You only have until the 7th, so hurry over!

Tezeta

So grammy,
I told you I decided to start giving Tezeta set amounts of time to play alone. Well, I guess she was creative in her time today. 20 minutes and this happens. Maybe alone play is overrated!!!

Being three is fun!

My step sister Kayla is an amazing hair stylist. She gave TT her first real deep conditioning treatment the other day. Tezeta was SO good and loved it!

why?

To find the beauty in every child of God.
To serve where I am needed with a faithful heart.
To listen, to hold, and to bring back the hearts I have been blessed to see.
To share the stories of so many needing help to survive each day.
To take these stories and help the kids that arrive next year to have money for food, shelter and medicine.
To jump and to know I am going where God calls. I go even though I don't have a detailed plan, and I am ok with that.

I want to go, I just have to figure out how. Scott and I both know I am being called to go, we just haven't figured everything out.

I have been asked to go on a trip to Ethiopia in January. I KNOW, I have heard all the comments. The economy is bad, and yes, asking people to help is hard. Yes, there are many kids here in the states that need our help. I just feel my heart being ripped this way.
I am excited to go, I am a bit scared of the unknown, but know God has huge plans.

A friend asked me tonight why I was going. Why should she help support me to go.

That is hard for me. I am not special. Anyone could go instead of me and do what I am planning to do. I believe that the best answer is, I am willing to go. I am willing to go and listen, hold, love and serve. I am willing to be stretched and to give everything I have.
So my dear lady, this is why. Because I know God is using me and I am willing to let Him use me.
What a great question to be asked.

Now I just have to send letters out asking people to donate $20 towards the trip. Anyone out there want to help? It is totally tax deductible. ;)