hope for oklahoma

The tornado that ripped through Oklahoma was more than devastating.  And I know many of you join me in wondering -- how can I help?  And how can I know that when I do help, it goes to those in need.

Join me in bidding on items in an online auction that will take place on Facebook: Hope for Oklahoma.  The auction begins this evening, May 27, at 7pm and will end on May 31 at 7pm.  All proceeds will go directly to those who lost everything!  The organizer of this wonderful auction, Heather Ales, lives about 3 hours south of Moore, Oklahoma.  She is going to personally drive to Moore to distribute the funds directly to those in need.  She is working to partner with friends who live in the Oklahoma City area, and will know of friends and loved ones who are directly in need.  Additionally, she will take photos so that we can all see precisely where the funds raised were distributed!

Don't miss out on a chance to purchase some awesome art, and help the victims of the Moore, OK.

Below are photos of the items I have donated.

live by faith

what we see lasts only a short time, but what we cannot see lasts forever #liveByFaith

Above is what I put on Facebook and Twitter today.  I have been quietly praying for those in Oklahoma. Events like that always bring me to my knees.  So often fear takes over my heart.  I put myself there -- I hurt for them, cry, and pray.  It takes God's words to heal my heart and help me to move on after tragedies -- both tragedies that I read about and tragedies in my own life.  

His hope always shines through.