When I look in my closet and see how many pairs of shoes I have, it seems unfathomable that someone would have none. What if my children’s shoes were worn out and their feet were cold in the winter or they had to walk barefoot every day? How would I feel? It makes my heart ache to know there are people around the world who walk in unsafe environments without shoes.

Soles4Souls is a charity in Nashville, Tennessee they have one mission: to get shoes to people who need them. Over 300 million people in the world walk in unsafe conditions and have no shoes.  What can we do to help?

Go here 50000shoes.com $5.00 buys not one, but two pairs of shoes. That’s a bargain!

The Goal is 50,000 shoes in 50 days! It would be great to share at Christmas how you donated a pair of shoes for a friend or family member. I would be honored to get a card that said “My present to you this year was to give people without shoes a pair”.

You can pass the word on to your friends through blog or email. Spread the word and let people know how to make a difference in someone’s life.

$5.00 + 3 clicks + 2 minutes= 2 pairs of shoes to someone who needs them.

You can win the opportunity to hand deliver your shoes on one of the trips to Mexico!

I am going to share some things that have been difficult for me. Only my husband really knows what I have been through. He has seen my pain and held me when I have been writhing.

For almost 3 years, I have dealt with chronic pain. I have had numerous scans, x-rays, injections and tried different medications. There have been times when the pain has been so intense that nothing would take it away.

I have a compassion for people who live with chronic pain that I have never had before. Dealing with crippling migraines and chronic pain has changed my perspective. I would never say it, but have thought at times in the past ”Just get over it”. I have walked in a path I wouldn’t want anyone to walk, but I am a different person.

Through God’s grace I have been able to accomplish things I wouldn’t have been able to and seen God work through me in ways that amaze me.  For months I have been praying for wisdom and direction. God has led me to a doctor through interesting circumstances. 

I believe that God heals in many different ways. I have seen him heal myself, my husband and my children without medical intervention, but I have also seen him use medical professionals too.

The sun will come out tomorrow, not because I am meeting with this doctor, but because of the grace of God. My circumstances may not change, but I will serve God and love him because he is enough.