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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
What You Need to Know
I’m sorry to say that this post will not be nearly as
exciting as my last one.
But I’m happy to report that Dan and I have been completely
overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support since that post. I honestly had
no idea I had so many friends. You guys are amazing and I am very, very touched.
And now, let’s get down to business. There are a couple of
things that you need to know about…
First, are you doing a Cupcake Kids sale? If so, do you know that you don’t have to wait until the actual day of your sale to start fundraising? Everyone who registers their sale on The Cupcake Kids site will receive a link that will allow you to sell “virtual cupcakes” to out-of-town friends and family members ahead of time.
I mean, chances are if your
grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins, etc live out of state, they're probably not
going to attend your cupcake sale. But never fear! They can still contribute to
your child’s stand by using the personalized link you received at registration. You could also promote your personal page on facebook or your own blog. It's rather handy.
For an example, here’s my family’s fundraising page. Nifty, huh? And if you
feel like you need to go ahead and purchase a virtual cupcake to support our
stand, it will not hurt my feelings.
Secondly…
Y’all know Colleen. At least you should. She used to be my
bloggy BFF but now she’s one of my real life BFFs. Our families vacationed
together last year. We traveled to Africa together last year. And this year, we’ve already gotten to spend
all kinds of time together, thanks to two Created for Care retreats and the
SixtyFeet film premiere in February.
Colleen and her family are moving to Uganda to work
for SixtyFeet. For five weeks, that is. Taking a family of six to east Africa
for an extended period of time is not an inexpensive thing. So Colleen is fundraising. And I happen to have some very important insider
information regarding this fundraising effort: there’s going to be a super fun,
fundraising give-away on Colleen’s blog sometime very soon.
You really, really don’t want to miss it. If I were you, I’d hop over to the UglyCouch and get myself signed up as a follower right away. Do not delay.
Third, I’m going back to Africa in June. Have I told y’all
that? Joy and I are leading a precious team of ladies on an 8-day trip to
Uganda and we’re pretty stinkin’ excited about it. One of my other
bloggy-turned-real-life BFFs will be joining us for this adventure…Lara, TheFarmer’s Wife.
And in order to fund her trip, Lara is selling fabulous hand-made
jewelry. I’m not even kidding – it's gorgeous. And inexpensive! I wore a pair
of her earrings at Created for Care last weekend and I was kicking myself for
not bringing along extras to sell for SixtyFeet… I think I could’ve sold 100
pairs. They were a HIT!
You can find these and other awesome stuff in Lara's jewelry store.
And that’s the latest with me. Never a dull moment around
here in Crazy Town!
Here's a pic just for fun. The kids and I did homeschool in our fort one day last week. It was not a productive school day -- but it did score me some much needed "cool mom" points. We're loving springtime!
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4 comments:
SO thankful for our bloggy-turned-real-life BFFness! Also, I love Davis' pants in this picture.
Love you!!
T
Saw you at the retreat this past weekend but you always looked so into something, so I never got a chance to say hello :-) What a wonderful, amazing experience, so glad to be a part of it! I blogged a few pictures from your table on my blog if you're interested (3rd blog post down).
I will keep you all in my prayers for your trip in June! How exciting! I'm heading to southern Mexico for a 10-day trip, also in June, with church that I'm really looking forward to. God is doing so many good things!
It was SO WONDERFUL meeting you this weekend. I am literally KICKING myself for not seeking you out sooner to talk to you. I think you might be my favorite person I met this weekend....seriously. AND....I've been stalking the 60 Feet sight for mission trips. I want to go soooo badly, and 60 Feet is my top pick. Any insight on this one? Thank again for being so darn cool. :) -McCall
Shelly, just wanted you to know that I have been praying for you big time, sweet friend! You are loved!!! :)
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