Warning: I have lots of words in my head. And not a single picture to post.
Generally I am not a fan of super wordy posts but sometimes it just needs to come out.
If you've been reading for a while you know the
Blessed Campaign we did to raise money for the Haiti disaster.
We donated the funds through
Compassion International.
It felt so good to be able to do something to help!
$3000 was just a drop of what was needed, but it's more than I could've ever donated on my own.
In the middle of the campaign, we had no idea when it would end. When we would cut it off.
As we neared $3000 the sales slowed.
And we felt like that was a good place to stop.
We couldn't physically keep up with the charity orders along with the regular orders we get.
But in the back of my mind I keep feeling like somehow
my work isn't done.
It wasn't enough.
I can't just hand over a chunk of money to a charity and then forget about it.
I've followed
MckMama's and
Kristen's journey on twitter and their blogs lately as they visited Africa with Compassion.
They didn't just visit. They changed lives. Their own lives were changed.
They were moved beyond words.
I actually put off reading Kristen's blog for over a week because I knew it would stir me and I wasn't ready to deal with it.
I finally gave in, and
I was right.
Moved me to tears.
It left me breathless, speechless, and broken.
We live in the wealthiest and most pampered country in the world.
Ironically, by American standards, our family is quite poor.
But we're still wealthy beyond compare when you look at other countries.
So
I need to do more. More to help those who are starving and poor.
I've known it for a while, but
God just won't leave me alone about it.
He's good at pestering, sometimes.
Of course the logical side of my brain says, "I've already given so much. What more can I do? I can't keep up with mom duties, wife duties, running a home, remodeling a new home, running a jewelry business, running a photography business, etc."
What I
can do, though, is help raise money through advertising.
I already sell ads on my blog and have for a few years.
But from now on, the money raised through advertising will be donated to Compassion to help unsponsored children.
If you look at
their website, you'll see that you can choose a child to sponsor.
It's beautiful and heartbreaking.
And the tender-always-last-to-be-picked side of me thinks, "But what about those who aren't chosen?"
So that's where this money will go.
To unsponsored children.
All the specifics are in the right sidebar.
It's a win-win!
Your company/blog/website gets great exposure and your money is
helping children who desperately need it!
I can't believe I didn't think of this before.
God just didn't pester me hard enough until now.
