Blessed

I am blessed and thankful to God for my blessings.

I’ve been praying and asking for help financially and not only did I get a raise this year, but I was also promoted.

That means I’ve been able to do some pretty cool things this year. Including donating to Helene survivors.

In addition to the pads from Sam’s, I also found some fantastic throws and blankets at Ollie’s. Not what I went out for, but certainly a much needed item with the temps going down now.

A good chunk of what I donated I already had. I’d started filling backpacks with things like socks, underwear, toothbrushes, etc… and planned to donate to a local shelter.

However, I kept forgetting to email the church and ask them for help. (I had really been wanting to donate to domestic abuse shelters, both for men and women, but for obvious reasons that kind of information isn’t readily available on Google.)

The Minnie Mouse suitcase I filled up last year and then couldn’t find the info I needed to donate it. Guess there’s a reason that didn’t happen.

I had to crop the picture because there were people in it that I hadn’t asked permission to post. They were volunteers helping a Plato’s Closet sort the donations.

The owner and a manager collected from 4 different sites and had partnered with Morgan Steel and Cooper Moving to get the donations to North Carolina.

An absolutely ENORMOUS thank you to Collierville Plato’s Closet!

If y’all haven’t yet, volunteers are still taking donations and a lot are active on social media letting people know what’s still needed.

This, and the Wyoming fires, shouldn’t be swept under the rug just because time passes and there’s celebrity drama.

Please don’t forget that it’s regular people who have made the most difference in this circumstances. Helping each other is a command from God for a reason.

Thank you and I’ll see y’all next week!