The small things

On Friday, Maggie and one of her BFF's Kennedy had a lemonade stand. They're no strangers to the lemonade business. They've put on their fair share in their 10 short years and they always seem to walk away quite successful. This time around though the stakes were a bit higher. They've been dreaming up this lemonade stand all summer long...actually a bit longer than that. Maggie even convinced her super talented Papa to build them the ultimate lemonade stand. Maggie must have taken a hundred notes on what items they would have available and who would provide what. They were set! The goal... to make some money for the electronic gadgets they'd been dreaming about.  But just a few days before they would be open for business everything changed.

We've been talking and praying a lot about the current famine in the Horn of Africa. It is said to be the worst in 60 years. The devastation is hard to even comprehend and according to the experts it's far from being over. You can read more about it here.

With their stand complete and the plans made they were ready to mix up some lemonade. But these girls have hearts that beat for others and with one quick phone call they decided that this wasn't about them, it was going to be about giving to something so much bigger. They wanted to donate every last penny to famine relief in Africa. And let me tell ya, they had the most successful lemonade stand to date.......$235.00!!! All going to help stop hunger in the country where her brother will come home from. They truly amaze me. Yes, we try our hardest to open their eyes and share the world with them but ultimately they choose. They are a couple of amazing kiddos and I just can't wait to see how the Lord continues to use them. Thank you girls for reminding us that every small thing counts!

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa