12/15/2025
That’s a wrap 🎁
Y’all, we did it!! Hundreds of volunteers, so many churches, local businesses, families and our entire community has shown up and showed out for the foster kids in Pulaski county!
Every specific item that was asked for was delivered! Full size trampolines, bikes, basketball goals, barbie dream houses, gaming systems, strollers, ride on toys, more bikes and everything in between!
We didn’t just provide gifts, we gave HOPE! Hope to kids in the impossible situations. Support for foster families standing in the gaps. A helping hand to DCFS,
who are trying to do the impossible.
Words cannot express the overwhelming love that was shown this week. In a world where all we see on media is despair, I saw something completely different from our communtiy. It was pure good. So much that I feel like my heart could just explode! Churches coming together, people from every walk of life- no judgement, just pure and genuine love. Love for children they will never meet. Support for families they will never know. It’s simply magical and my life will never be the same after witnessing it.
None of this would be possible without an amazing group of volunteers that plan for this all year long! To my friends: Kelsey Mae UtingSarah Webb Davis Amy Sam Kimes Kathy Lower, Claire Rhodes, Jacquelyn Gooding Peske , yall are simply Heaven sent! Thank you tor putting up with all my crazy and making this happen! And to Tamera Floyd, we are so grateful for your help; welcome to the crazy train! To our website and tech guy and the keeper or the kiddos- thank you Josh Price for all of your grace this week!
Thank you That.Church Sherwood for allowing us to invade the church for 6 days and showing us so much hospitality! For support of our mission and your never ending love for children in foster care!
To the amazing churches and businesses that hosted trees. Second Baptist Jacksonville, That.Church Real Women, First Orion, The Nutrition Hangout, Longley Baptist, Calvery Baptist, Holy Souls, St Andrews, UUCLR, HMS Dental, Sylvan Hills Baptist, Thrivent, and That Church Sherwood- thank you so much! This would not have been possible without your support!
To every individual that donated- THANK YOU! We were able to buy the last minute items that the kiddos asked for and so many of you showed up! Last minute shopping and delivering was INSANE and yall did it! To those how bought and shipped, thank you! We had people from all over the country shopping for us (how cool is that?!)
The CALL in Pulaski County thank you for your continuous support! And how amazing is this- every toy left over was delivered to The Call to provide Christmas gifts to foster children from other counties but are placed in a Pulaski county foster home!
To those who stepped up big time and chose to be anonymous. You will forever hold my love and admiration! There are no words that can express my admiration for you.
For each and every person who gave their time- thank you! Thank you to every person who paid over us. Thank you to the restaurants that kept us fed. And the friends who showed up with food and caffeine!
This is not the work of a few, it is the work of a community and the feeling I have in my heart is the best Christmas gift I could ever receive 🫶
