An Amazing Day of Giving-Receiving

As part of our sharing goodness mission, my sisters my mom and I spent a couple hours with the girls at Vista Maria. Vista Maria is a wonderful organization that's mission is to, in their words " heal Michigan's victimized girls and women with best-practice treatment programs designed to meet their unique needs while serving other vulnerable children and families within Southeast Michigan." We originally planned to gift several of the girls with some of the adorable products offered by www.Darceeshope.com but as we began to plan it more with the amazing coordinator Becky, the event evolved into an inspirational crafting session as well.

 I was referred to this wonderful place by my friend Terry of Enchanted Makeovers when I told her my mission but was unsure of exactly where to begin. Terry told me about Vista Maria and this was the absolute perfect match! The 4 of us headed to the Miriam House which is an on campus home for several girls. We brought along crafting supplies, tons of inspirational quotes that we printed and blank wall hanging boards for the girls to decorate. We thought the girls would quickly do the project but we were so excited and surprised that they took their time and really created such beautiful designs. We all spent time together crafting and chatting and it was such an unbelievable experience. There was so much talent in all of these girls that the little collages we had anticipated were instead works of art. We all loved getting to know these special girls and I believe our mission of sharing goodness and brightening their day was absolutely accomplished.

At the end of the event, we handed out tote bags filled with jewelry and accessories, to each girl. Each bag had a name tag on it and said "you are a star." I have never witnessed such gratitude and apprecation for a gift and because of that, we received so much more than we gave. Each girl loved that their bag was personalized for them and they were just over the moon with the goodies inside. They thanked us over and over and we knew that they were so truly grateful and in awe. We went to Vista Maria today to spend time with these wonderful girls and give back with our time and goodies. We ended up leaving Vista Maria so fulfilled and happy knowing that we all had an affect on each other today and everyones day was brighter because we got to spend it together. We will absolutely go  back again and see the girls of Vista Maria. It is so inspiring to see an organization that literally can state that they have been "rebuilding lives since 1883." Share goodness!

 

The warmest welcome

 

  

 

 

 

So much talent in each of these girls!

The girls loved their goodies!

Sweet girls showing off their new rings

Watching such grateful girls admire all of their new trinkets was the best!

 

 The greatest way to spend the day with mom, sisters and new friend Becky!

 

Give Good, Get Good, Feel Good!

We donated about 13 bags of clothes and toys to Purple Heart last year. It felt so great not only to give wonderful things to others but also to clean out our home. Today we are on operation Purple Heart round 2! The kids are growing up fast and these 2 boys have always had enough toys for at least 5 boys! My little one and I cleaned out all of the toy bins in our basement and it was so great watching him happily hand over toys that he still would enjoy playing with but simply didn't need anymore. Their interests have become a bit more sophisticated these days so we are all thrilled to offer our VERY gently used goodies up and make some other cute babies happy! This is the best of Give Good, Get Good, Feel Good because not only do we know that we will make others happy, we also get to have a better organized toy room. All of this combined makes everyone FEEL GOOD!

It can't get easier than putting your goods on your porch and setting up a pick up time with Purple Heart. So jump on http://zc.purpleheartpickup.org/ and do your own give good, get good, feel good plan!