photo op

i was looking around on invisible children's website catching up on the latest news from uganda and the results from displace me. and low and behold there laura and i are on the internet!
go to http://www.invisiblechildren.com/displaceMe/
scroll down and click to see the photos, then click on atlanta and then to see the pics. we are the 3rd pic. we are laying on our sleeping bags beside eachother a little right and above center! we were really there!

Overwhelmed

I dont really know what to say. so i am going to use pictures to tell this story. the afternoon started with frank and i going around picking up donations from all over rock hill. then claire and sam drove from cola to meet up at lizzy's and drop off a car load of donations. david drove from charlotte with a car load. we all went to dinner and then started pricing. then lantz said (of course he thought of the money part) do you have change? so david and i went and picked up the baked yummies from jeniffer (she is an AMAZING baker) and stopped at bi-lo for ice cream and quarters (: luckily they helped us out. that along with all the change in lantz's car sufficed for the day. this is what it looked like when we started.

this was our best customer/worker/food provider

she is also rumored to have some connections with the serious yardsaling (yes thats a verb) community, people who know what they are looking for and dont waiste their time with niceties just yell from their car "got any dvds?"

no yard sale would be complete without those highlight items like this one

these shorts were also a hightlight.

this is how she really felt

this is how he felt

this is how loyla felt

there were many special guests but i think brooke wins for cutest shopper

at the end of the day we made almost $450 and since we had this left


we will be having yardsale 2 at the baxter community yardsale this sat. we will be right beside heather and my mom will be there so there is sure to be good times!
thanks so much to all those that helped out, donated, and shopped.

i am blessed!

Directions corrections

ok people. i am a loser and have no directional/driving abilities to speak of. here are the correct directions
take exit 88 off of I-77 towards Tega Cay
turn left right before fishbone grill into waterstone subdivision
take the first right onto poseidona
then left onto shellstone
then its 731 (:
sorry for the confusion!
hope to see you tomorrow

yard sale/ parrrtaaay

i am so completely floored that so many people have and are helping out with the yard sale. friends have donated stuff, lizzy is donating her place, frank is being my personal moving service, jennifer is making goodies to sell, clab is driving down from cola to donate, lauren is making signs, david is driving from charlotte to donate, i cant say thank you enough!
if you are breathing and in the area you should make plans to stop by lizzys
take 77N to exit 85
take a right on Gold Hill Rd.
take right into Waterstone (Coralstone Dr.)
take first right on Poseidon Way
take left on Shellstone Place
yard sale at 731 on the left

there will be good food, good junk, and good times!

do huh?

i went to charlotte one tonight. fun as always. clayton king was the speaker. i know him from my winthrop days when he would come (always at valentine's day) and speak about relationships. he spoke about suffering. he said some really great thought provoking things, like pain awakens us to our need for Christ and God is good all the time. think about those and see what you come up with. i know i will.
anyhow he mentioned what is happening in sudan and uganda. after he spoke i was waiting around for some people who brought donations to the yard sale...which by the way all the cool kids donate to and are coming to (: and clayton walked by and spoke to ashleigh so i whipped out a uganda support letter and asked him to pray for me. i hesitated at first because i didnt want him to think that i was just trying to get money. i honestly felt like the Lord wanted me to ask him to pray. his response was "awesome, have you raised all your support?" no i said and then he said "come over here and let me give you all the money i have, i dont know how much i have but lets see"
what? are you serious? no facade, no faking it, no sure yea whatever. he was instantly excited and moved to help. honestly i dont think i would have reacted that way. how challenging. when faced with something for your first instinct to be what can i do. sort of like what he spoke about. instead of asking why God are you letting this happen we should change the question to what God are you doing through or around me and how can i participate in Your plan to make me who You desire me to be. whoa.

one man's trash

is my ticket to Africa!
i am having a yard sale sat may 12th at Lizzy's to raise money for my trip. if you have any items to donate please email or comment and i can come pick them up or you can drop them off friday night or sat morning.
you should also plan to stop by and check out the goods
directions to lizzy's
take 77N to exit 85
take a right on Gold Hill Rd.
take right into Waterstone (Coralstone Dr.)
take first right on Poseidon Way
take left on Shellstone Place
yard sale at 731 on the left

also be sure you have marked your calendar for the show at the connection may 17th!

things that make you go MMMM

Malarone - the pill that will (hopefully) keep the malaria away. i went to the doctor thursday and got my malaria pills. i avoided the dredded larone (sp) please pray for no side effects (:
Meningitis - i think i have gotten the vaccination before but i cant remember and the doctor is having difficulties finding my records. i am going to call winthrop monday to see if maybe they have anything and call the other random doctors i have seen over the years to see if maybe they have something. i asked the doctor and he acted like getting it twice was not a good idea. it is not required for Uganda but it wouldnt hurt. we shall see.