I'm back from
Creative Estates. It was more than I can put into words, so I'm working on my recap post and it will be up soon. I learned a lot, had a great time and won a
Silhouette...sort of.
Last year I was overwhelmed with some amazing girls from
Project 320 that affectionately call themselves the Hollas.
Project 320 exists to give to
Charity:Water. This year,
Julie, after many attempts to win her very own
Silhouette, did just that. And then she gave it away. Gave it to
Charity:Water. My heart lept into my throat when I read her
post. She would call it the right thing, I call it sacrifice.
When chatting with
Kim from Today's Creative Blog at
Creative Estates, she casually told me if she won the
Silhouette she would give it to me. {Let's back up,
Kim from Today's Creative Blog was talking to me...that's a whole 'nother heart in throat moment.}
I'll be honest, I was totally like yeah right. Fast forward to the last giveaway from the night and who wins the
Silhouette, yep
Kim did. And yep, she was true to her word and gave it to little ole me {disclaimer that is totally a saying and not an admission to thinking I am little}!!! I was giddy, it was a magical moment. But it was the moment after that I will treasure from
Creative Estates. I immediately knew it wasn't mine. It was
Julie's.
Erin was standing next to me and had driven to AZ...perfect.
Erin agreed to be my
Silhouette mule and from there commenced Operation Re-Gift. Little did I know
Julie's heart is more amazing than I can describe. Enter the hot potato of
Silhouette's game.
Jeannett showed us the amazing organization
Reece's Rainbows in the Fall of last year. She rallied for sweet
baby Cliff to find a home. And he did. What also came of finding
Cliff a home, created an opportunity for
Sergey to find a home. His
Mommy, Danielle has set up an
amazing fundraiser to get him home. And of course
Julie knew that
Silhouette needed to be a part of that
fundraiser too. I agreed.
That face is beyond precious. Check out his
Mommy's blog and learn how your $10 may just land that
Silhouette and other goodies {like an Ipad 2} on your door step. Even better, my prayer is that sweet face will be in his Mommy's arms come this Christmas!
You see I wasn't even at
Creative Estates by chance.
I won a ticket. I would probably still not have gone had my
SIL, Melissa not won a ticket. But she did.
Kim taking a chance on some chick from Texas, crazy talk. Then winning.
Erin being at
Creative Estates, with a car, and a willing heart.
Julie, being Julie. God, my friend is in the details. The word coincidence isn't in his vocabulary. This story is not about
Julie or me, it's about His desire to use us in ways that stretch us and do His incredible work beginning with the details.
Oh and I challenged
Julie to see how many times we could give away a
Silhouette between the two of us. I'll let you know what comes of our shenanigans.
