I serve on the local justice and compassion team at Vintage Faith Church. We have been building relationships with community-based organizations that promote love, compassion, and service to those with needs. Our intention is not to reinvent the wheel, but to join in with what is already going on in our community. We have been partnering with the Pregnancy Resource Center, Trade As One, Beach Flats Community Center, Head Start, and currently working on a partnership with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center. As we were discussing Mother's Day a while back, we came up with an idea. Have a day that mothers can come and be pampered by volunteers who want to serve and love all the mum's who work so hard and rarely get rewarded or acknowledged. We would invite all of the mothers from Pregnancy Resource Center, Beach Flats Community, The Sienna House (a supportive living environment for women who are pregnant and homeless), and Janice. And that is what we did. Well, things get more exciting. This event went from an idea that consisted of brunch and live music to....are you ready for this? Brunch, live music, clothing boutique, professional haircuts, professional massages, family portrait studio, and a car care clinic (oil changes and car washes). We have nearly 100 volunteers that stepped up in our church community to serve at this event. We've had nearly 100 women RSVP to this event. LOVELY. Can't wait to see the outcome of this event, and hopefully it's something we can do each year. Unfortunately, I am still with-child, so I most likely will not be able to serve at this event on June 4th, who knows, I may even become a mommy myself on the day of this event, but in any case I am proud of all the work that the team has done in preparing for these well-deserved mothers and I pray that the mom's really will feel loved and lovely!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
More "Love" on my mind. Day of Love!
I serve on the local justice and compassion team at Vintage Faith Church. We have been building relationships with community-based organizations that promote love, compassion, and service to those with needs. Our intention is not to reinvent the wheel, but to join in with what is already going on in our community. We have been partnering with the Pregnancy Resource Center, Trade As One, Beach Flats Community Center, Head Start, and currently working on a partnership with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center. As we were discussing Mother's Day a while back, we came up with an idea. Have a day that mothers can come and be pampered by volunteers who want to serve and love all the mum's who work so hard and rarely get rewarded or acknowledged. We would invite all of the mothers from Pregnancy Resource Center, Beach Flats Community, The Sienna House (a supportive living environment for women who are pregnant and homeless), and Janice. And that is what we did. Well, things get more exciting. This event went from an idea that consisted of brunch and live music to....are you ready for this? Brunch, live music, clothing boutique, professional haircuts, professional massages, family portrait studio, and a car care clinic (oil changes and car washes). We have nearly 100 volunteers that stepped up in our church community to serve at this event. We've had nearly 100 women RSVP to this event. LOVELY. Can't wait to see the outcome of this event, and hopefully it's something we can do each year. Unfortunately, I am still with-child, so I most likely will not be able to serve at this event on June 4th, who knows, I may even become a mommy myself on the day of this event, but in any case I am proud of all the work that the team has done in preparing for these well-deserved mothers and I pray that the mom's really will feel loved and lovely!
Speaking of lovely...
I try not to be overly obsessed with fashion or material goods (not the purpose of this blog), but every once in a while something catches my attention that I have to share because it evokes a sense of beauty-to-the-eye. Look at these headbands. Aren't they cute? I so badly want to get one for our baby, something that she can wear for her first photos. I love colorful things, and they are handmade!
These headbands are handmade by a woman in Canada. Her goods can be found on Etsy (Giddy Up and Grow Handmade with Love).
Love this too...
This cute headband can also be found on Etsy by Neisha's Blue and is only $14.95!
These headbands are handmade by a woman in Canada. Her goods can be found on Etsy (Giddy Up and Grow Handmade with Love).
Love this too...
This cute headband can also be found on Etsy by Neisha's Blue and is only $14.95!
Waiting...
Something new. I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while now. I've always been an avid "journal-er" and although not the best writer or the greatest at articulating what's really going on "up stairs", there's a whole lot going on up there. I thought, what the heck? I'm on maternity leave and have some spare time. Who knows if I will be able to keep up with blogging as I head into the world of motherhood...any day now...but I will try, and I'm sure as heck going to have a lot to say. I feel that a creative outlet, especially one in which will be focused on lovelyness (don't think that's a word, but it should be) would be fun and probably a better way to spend my "free" time than watching the plethora of reality shows that I have been excessively drawn into.
Speaking of something new. It is May 28th, and nearly four days past my due date. I'm dying to meet my precious daughter. For the past week I lay awake at night, begging her to come join me, to come out and play with me and daddy! We cannot wait to meet her, to see her precious face and tiny fingers and toes. How surreal and lovely it is to be in this moment of anticipation, excitement, and fear.
love·ly
love·ly/ˈləvlē/ Exquisitely beautiful. Eliciting love. Inspiring love or affection.
I have made a commitment. To focus on all that is lovely. In life. In my mind. And even in pain. Whatever may come. May I see, experience, and face the God of love and loveliness. Daily.
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