Pay It Forward

recently I have read a few different blog posts which cause my heart and my soul such sadness...you know, the sadness that just hits you so deep that it really makes you look at just how lucky you really are?

we do not have millions of dollars in the bank....can't afford to buy Prada or Gucci...

we do not drive fancy cars or live in a huge house......

we do not have the latest technological gadgets....I still do not have Internet access on my phone....

we can not afford to take extravagant vacations or go traipsing across the country...

my husband is thousands of miles away from us and i am raising our children alone....

BUT.......

we have enough money to put food on the table, clothes on our backs and stick a little money away for a rainy day.....

we have two vehicles that run and get us to where we need to go and we have a roof over our heads and a place that we find comfort and safety....

we have many modern conveniences such as computers, cell phones, a home phone, cable and even a GPS which is a blessing for me as I am the most directionally challenged person you will EVER meet.....

we have been blessed enough to take many mini vacations over the past few years and we were even able to take the girls to Disney this past summer.....

i am fortunate to have a wonderful husband who is an amazing father to our two girls and even though he is what seems like light years away, he is present in our hearts and our minds.....

we have our health...even though i found out i had skin cancer this past May it was removed and I am in remission....Avery had her tonsils out due to chronic strep throat, enlarged tonsils and horrible sore throats....Colby has had a few issues with his back....but we are alive and we have the means to seek medical attention when it is needed......

we are blessed.....we are alive and well and what may seem like some of our very worst days could be considered to be anothers best day....

i was recently reading somewhere that a small business owner is "paying it forward" by donating her time and her product to children that are suffering....children who most likely will not see their adult years.....children who will suffer more than most adults will ever or can ever fathom....

i am blessed to have to beautiful, healthy girls...to have my health...for my husband to have his health....for my parents and siblings to be strong and healthy and thriving.....

i can not begin to conceptualize what it would be like to have a sick child, one who is in perpetual pain and suffering....

so after reflecting over the past 24 hours I have decided that I too am going to "pay it forward"!

i may not be able to give to everyone but I will do my best to give as much as humanly possible....

i would love to put a little delight in a child's life....i ask for nothing in return....

so if you know a little Hot Tot that needs a little special something special that might brighten their day or put a little smile on their faces please email me their story at rebecca_murray2006@yahoo.com.... i will do my best to do as much as i can....it's time for me to "pay it forward"

(please note...I am donating to a specific child...it will be one of my many items...I am not donating cash or items for craft fairs, etc.....I want to send something to a specific child that is going through a hard time...i have been contacted by several people asking me to donate money or clothing items for craft shows...that is not what this is about...this is about putting a smile on a specific childs face....giving an individual something special..something for them to open up and to hold and have and know it was made especially for them...if this offends, I apolgize but this is how I am going to pay it forward)

Happy Friday Beautiful Friends

~R~