Lilly's Heart

09/24/2026

09/24/2026

First, a big THANK YOU to a generous supporter of Lilly’s Heart for sponsoring four gala tickets! Your kindness is giving two people the chance to bring a guest and join us in the garden. 💚🌿

We’ll draw two winners, and each winner will receive two tickets to our 3rd Annual Gala!

Listen up you can ONLY enter at:

https://www.lillysheart.org/contact

🛑 Comments, shares, and messages do not count as entries.

The drawing will be held October 3. Who’s ready to come to the garden? It’s going to be beautiful!

09/23/2026

I want to be transparent about something, because this is part of why Lilly’s Heart is so personal to me as well… and I don’t mind sharing parts of my life.

My dad was in and out of my life, but mostly out. We built a stronger relationship when I was in my late 20s, and he passed away when I was 32. But a few years before he left, I had the chance to tell him how much his absence hurt me, shaped me and the damage it caused. He listened. He apologized. And honestly, I loved him even more for that.

My stepdad was there for most of my life. He was an awesome provider, though he was on the road a lot in my early teen years. He was there for me and my kids, and he was a great man. But I knew he had children he wasn’t fully there for, and as a child I wondered, “How can you be here for me but not for them?” Cause I knew what that felt like. We never really had “those talks”, when I was younger, so even with all the good he did, I carried some complicated feelings (due to my own trauma) but it never overshadowed the love I had for him. Surely, he had his own story.

Both my dad and my stepdad showed up differently as grandfathers, and they did an amazing job. I saw the love they gave my children, and I’m grateful my children got to experience that side of them.

These two important men are no longer here, but they left an impression on me and an impact on my family. Their stories are part of the heart behind Lilly’s Heart.

I’m sharing all this to say, We can’t go back and change what a child needed years ago. But we can listen when they tell us. We can apologize. We can show up differently and give the next generation something better to carry forward. That’s why communication and presence matter so much to me.

We can sow a different legacy ❤️

Shoutout to my two dads! 😘

09/19/2026

💚 THANK YOU! 💚

To EVERYONE who donated sweats, sweaters, other items, or gave a monetary donation to help make this outreach possible… THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts! 🙏🏽

We pray God blesses your home, your health, your finances, and everything connected to you. Thank you for having a heart to give and helping us put LOVE IN ACTION! ❤️

And a special thank you to Angel Shoes for partnering with Lilly’s Heart to help us serve our community. We truly appreciate you!

This is bigger than sweats and sweaters. It’s a warm meal, a listening ear, a little love, and letting someone know we see you and you matter. 💚

This is COMMUNITY!

-Lilly’s ♥️

09/18/2026

🌿 2 MORE WEEKS! 🌿

Ticket sales are almost OVER! 🔒

A BIG thank you to everyone who purchased tickets this week! 💚 See… you weren’t late, you were RIGHT ON TIME! 😂🙌🏾

My decorator is probably ready to fire me because I KEEP adding stuff! But I want this experience to be BEAUTIFUL because you’re worth it and the cause is worth it!

As always, it’s payday for some, put Oct 24th on ya calendar and meet us in the garden…. Dressed up!

🎟️ $65 | Table of 8: $450
🌿 Grab ya tickets: lillysheartnonprofit.org/events

2 weeks and the garden gates are LOCKED! 🔒🌿

09/16/2026

Look what arrived today… can’t wait for you all to see how we “dress” this up!

Grab your tickets and meet us in the garden..

www.lillysheart.org/events

09/14/2026

Whew… this was HEAVY.

First, how BRAVE was this daughter to finally release something she had been carrying for all those years? Just imagine what it took for her to finally say those words out loud to her mother.

And we have to understand… just because something happened years ago doesn’t mean it stayed there. That kind of hurt can shape who you become, how you see yourself, how you love, who you choose, the relationships you stay in, and even what you believe you deserve.

But watching that mother just SOB while her daughter was telling her… whew. 😢 You could hear the pain in those cries. I can only imagine what was going through her mind. The hurt of knowing her baby experienced that, and maybe even the guilt of wondering, How did I not know? How did I not see it? How did I miss this?

She didn’t have many words. She just cried and listened. (But hearing the whole clip.. daughter said mama was out there living her best life) .. smh

Family secrets can be so damaging. We have to stop protecting secrets while the person who was hurt is left carrying the weight of them.

This is exactly why I talk so much about creating safe spaces for our children to communicate. Pay attention. Listen. Be present. And make sure they know they can tell you the hard and uncomfortable things too.

Because silence doesn’t mean there isn’t pain.

Sometimes that child grows up carrying what nobody knew happened to them.

And sometimes healing starts with finally having the courage to say, “This happened to me.” 💚

09/12/2026

🌿 The garden gates open in 6 weeks..but ticket sales close in 3!

To everyone who has already purchased your ticket, THANK YOU! You are truly in for a beautiful, fun and surprising evening.

And for those still thinking about it…you have 3 weeks, then the gates are LOCKED! 😂 We can’t wait to drop this menu and for you to see how the heart of our community continues to make a real impact. This is going to be special! 💚

Oh and yes… the money tree is back 🤑

Grab ya tickets!
🎟️ www.lillysheart.org/events
Cash App: $LillysHeartNonprofit

09/11/2026

🍂💚 LAST CALL!! 💚🍂

September 18th is the LAST DAY to donate to our Sweats & Sweaters Drive!

We just want to take a moment and say THANK YOU! ❤️ Thank you to EVERYONE who has donated, shared, helped us collect, or simply helped us spread the word. Every single donation matters, and we truly appreciate you!

And a special THANK YOU to Angel Shoes for partnering with Lilly’s Heart! We are so grateful to have you standing beside us as we prepare to love on and serve our community on September 26th. 🤎

And this outreach is about more than giving someone sweats or a sweater. Our community is coming together to provide those in need with warm clothing, a warm meal, and even an ear to listen if that’s what they need. Because sometimes people need more than an item…they need to know somebody sees them, hears them, and cares.

Everyone has a story. ❤️ And sometimes, simply taking the time to listen is LOVE IN ACTION too.

That’s what community is all about… not just talking about love, but SHOWING UP with it. 💚