some more growing.

these girls are so quick and one of them just looooves to run from wherever she is as

soon as she sees the camera.  they are fun, but i want to document all.the.things as

they speed by.  she's making that hard with her giggling RUN.  

let love grow has become somewhat of my mantra.  of course because almost everyone

calls me Love instead of my full name, Lovelyn, but also because it really all does come 

down to love.  love God.  love others.  

 as we prepare to head to Uganda as a family, there are some things we would like to 

take to some of the ministries that we love.  if you'd like to help with that, we would

LOVE to share your love on our trip, too.  here are a couple ways you can do that.

we would like to sell the remainder of the magazine paper bead necklaces that we

bought directly from the women who made them in order to buy infant formula for

babies that need it.  we will specifically be gifting it to our youngest son's former

orphanage as a token of appreciation to them and love for their children

and to a ministry we have grown to love called Abide Family Center.

they are doing awesome things to keep families together!

some of the money will also go to purchase supplies needed for Sole Hope.

Sole Hope offers jigger removal clinics where these sand fleas are dug out of the children's 

feet where they have burrowed.  if left untreated, the jiggers spread, can lead to infection, 

paralysis and even death.  at the foot clinics, their feet are washed, assessed, jiggers are 

removed, shoes are provided, & caregivers/children are educated about prevention & 

treatment.  they are then given shoes that have been sewn by local women from 

patterns cut out by volunteers in the states.  this will help protect them from being 

infected again.  the proceeds from our necklace sales will buy gauze wrap,

numbing ointment, antibiotic ointment, safety pins & medical gloves.

necklaces can be purchased from now until this friday, 12/13 and will ship on saturday 12/14.
they average about 22" long and can be worn long, wrapped multiple times or even 
worn as a bracelet.

what a precious, life-giving gift for yourself, your mail person, teachers, package delivery

personal, pastor's wives, sunday school teachers, etc!  the original purchase helped

women in Uganda and now it will help children.  

once these are gone, i have NO more.  thank you for your love and support! 
click the 'add to cart' button below to purchase!

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