Create.

We shop for our Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes all year long. And like the past 6 years around this time, Joel & I headed to the Wal-Mart this morning to take full advantage of their Back-to-School sales on crayons, markers, colored pencils, ect. We ran around the aisles and filled our cart up like we have 31 kids starting school in the Fall. And of course, you KNOW we HAVE to get Crayola. I am admittedly a "Brand Snob"(it's kinda bad) but come on people! RoseArt just doesn't give near the same color quality as Crayola. :)

We sure do LOVE all that they do over at Operation Christmas Child for kids around the world. May sound silly but I was completely overcome with emotion this afternoon when I thought about how God has blessed my life by giving me the opportunity to share my love for Christ and my passion for art with kids across the globe through packing these shoe boxes. My prayer is not only that the kids will hear and accept the Gospel but also that they will be able to have the opportunity to create. Imagination and creativity are indeed very important aspects of development. Good thing our God is BIG. Big enough to be able to send these particular boxes to kids who will love Crayola crayons, glue and glitter. Isn't that great? I pray over these boxes knowing that God already has specific kids in mind. He cares about us so much more than we could ever know, doesn't He?

Don't worry, we put other items in the shoe boxes as well. It's not all Crayola. A few toothbrushes, a Slinky and a super ball or two are almost just as important. :)