Several weeks ago, out of the blue, I had this phrase stuck in my head "Let's do something Good." I was driving on the freeway and it was a random thought. But it didn't pass, it just sat there in the back of my mind like thoughts tend to when they come from Someone bigger than me. I started to wonder if I could put something together that would be fun and bless our friends and at the same time accomplish "something good."
So I prayed about it...and started moving forward. There were MANY times when I started to doubt that I could pull it all together, feel stupid or embarrassed for even trying, but each time I felt like I would see confirmations from the Lord that I should quit with all the doubt and worry about things that don't matter and just keep moving forward.
I had no idea what the Lord had planned but I went with it.
With help from my husband and my sister, and so many contributions from our friends and some really cool shops, we were able to host a party and raffle that raised over $550 for Antioch Adoptions here in town. Which was totally amazing!! Thank you to everyone that helped us out - we were so blessed by what the Lord was able to accomplish! I took the donations to Antioch this afternoon and I am so excited that we were all able to help them out even a little!
If you are interested in Antioch Adoptions and how they are helping adoptive families and children and accomplishing great things here in Washington, please look at their website. They are such a wonderful organization.
We were also blown away by the business and Etsy shop owners' who were so willing to help out, check out our donors, and go give them an online high five for us!
Thank you everyone for being a part of this fun night!
Emily, you are so amazing inside and out! So wonderful what you were able to do for the Lord!!! Love you friend!
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