a better picture

it occurred to me today that i've been allowing outside influences or rather, other people's unrealistic expectations of me, to dictate my actions. it's kind of a long story, and not worth detailing, but the point is...i love people. all people. i dislike rude and mean people, but i love them. i love serving others and meeting their needs and i'm really good at it most of the time. i have bad days. i make mistakes. i'm human. buy i also have something that not everyone has. Christ in me...the Hope of Glory. and because of that, i can move forward even when i've messed up...and i can be better than i was yesterday or last week or whatever. i am not defined by my work or my service, but those things are part of the picture i give of The Father. and the picture i want people to see always, is Love and Grace. will i succeed 100% of the time? not even on my best day. but this new perspective is certainly going to help make things easier for me. and so will remembering this: i am awesome. i am loved. i am going to do great things. :)

go and bid!!

if you haven't already heard via e-mail or facebook, the Rogers' passed court and are looking to travel to ethiopia later this month to bring their daughter home! :) it's an exciting time and in the midst of it all, we've been working on a final fundraiser to bring in the rest of the money they'll need to cover travel expenses. a team of incredible people spent several weeks soliciting donations from local...and not so local...businesses for an online auction. there are 70 items that were generously donated to this auction and i'm certain if you go and take a look, you'll find at least one item worth bidding on. what's great, though, is that if you don't want to bid on anything, there is a direct link on the site which allows you to donate (tax-deductible) to this incredible family!

if nothing else, i say go visit the site to have your mind blown by the generosity of so many people...many of whom have never even met the Rogers'! :)

the auction runs from now until june 13th so go now and start bidding!!
http://bringinglovehome.com

loves!