One week ago today we did our Chick-fil-A fundraiser. Can I
just say that you guys blew us away that night! We
are thankful for the people who shared our event on facebook, those who
invited their friends and their mom's friends, their neighbor's friends, etc. etc. We were
overwhelmed with the support. THANK YOU!
I have to be honest with you. It's hard to open yourself up
sometimes. Especially when it's something that is so near & dear to
your heart. I don't know when it happened but sometime in the past few
years, we closed ourselves off some; became more guarded. There are
several things that we could blame but the truth is, its FEAR! Fear
says, "If you open yourself up, you will be faced with people who are
critical, you will be condemned, people will ask rude questions." Fear
is a tricky thing & it has this weird power to stop us
right in our tracks. It keeps us from moving forward & inviting
others to be part of this process with us.
BUT there are so many great things that happen when you open
yourself up too. Like people that you don't even know coming to your
Chick-fil-A night. Family & friends that believe in what you're
doing and want to help. People who are adopting too & want to know
about your journey.
So I want to take a minute to encourage you. If fear is holding
you back today, it's time to give it a swift kick in the booty! If you
know that God has called you to do something, it's time to move forward
in that. Yes, you may get criticism, you may get weird glances but you
know what's worse? Doing nothing. Now is your time my friend. Go for
it!
