Both Hands Project – Snapshots of the day

When we began planning our Both Hands Project, I had no idea how amazing it would truly be. God gave us an amazingly gorgeous day full of amazing people who had amazing joy while doing amazing work for an amazing lady... AMAZING! It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life, and I loved being able to focus on the needs of somebody else for the day. It was exhausting work, but there's something so beautiful about pouring yourself out to serve others. I am so grateful for the family and friends who spent their day with us helping Ms. Bernice. I just have no words to express how humbled we were by their support. 

Honestly, if we never raised a single dime of sponsorship for our days worth of work, it would have still been worth it, but we have raise a few dimes... 57,500 of them to be exact. If you're like me and not so great at math, that's $5,750 which is just over 25% of our goal (we set big goals). We are overwhelmed by the generosity of those who have chosen to sponsor our Both Hands team and help our little girls get closer to home. 

God is "the father to the fatherless" and "the defender of widows" and HE "sets the lonely in families!" We still believe that God can and will move mountains to provide all that is needed for our daughters to be ransomed from their lonely place as orphans and set into OUR family! While 75% of our goal not yet being met should be discouraging, we are not discouraged! We KNOW where our help comes from. Our help comes from the Lord! He will help us!

If you feel led to be a part of K, K and Rs story and would like to still sponsor our Both Hands Team for the work that was done for Ms Bernice, you can still do that by visiting our Both Hands webpage. Donations are tax-deductible and can be made online or by mail. 100% of the funds donated go to help bring K, K and R home! No donation is too small!

Here is a list of tasks that our team completed for Ms. Bernice on March 8th:

• Pressure washed the back patio
• Dug holes for new shrubs on both sides of the house
• Planted a truck full of new shrubs on both sides of the house
• Placed landscaping timbers
• Spread multiple bales of pine straw
• Planted flowers
• Painted the front door
• Painted the shutters
• Removed wallpaper in the guest bathroom
• Removed wallpaper boarder in the breakfast room and kitchen
• Cleaned baseboards and outlet covers
• Patched holes in two walls
• Painted foyer
• Painted living room
• Painted breakfast room and kitchen
• Painted guest bathroom
• Painted both hallways
• Painted garage
• Painted exterior back wall of house
• Cleaned all the carpets
• Cleaned light fixtures
• Replaced light bulbs
• Replaced broken toilet seat
• Fixed stove

The very beginning of the day as we assessed the landscaping.

Me on the phone with our House of Heroes partners.

Breaking ground and digging holes for the new shrubs.

A truck load of new shrubs and top soil ready for planting.

Laying landscaping timbers on the side of the house.

Allison laying pine straw around the newly planted shrubs.

Lance and the boys pressure washing... the camera man?

My boys loved being a part of the day.

Mark the master cutter!

Painting the foyer.

John put down the camera and grabbed a roller for a bit.

Ladies working hard in the kitchen taking down the boarder.

Jasmine was a high school student who volunteered her day!

Kris and Allison freshening up the front door.

I vacuumed and steam cleaned all the carpets.

I cannot confirm or deny whose bare feet those are.

Me and my best friend Andrea taking a photo break.

We made the news! Thanks WTVM!

We even had some Indians show up! :)

At lunch we has a flag ceremony in honor of SFC Wright.

The kids took advantage of busy adults and climbed trees.

Even my kids climbed trees. 

Noble captured our day on video! Coming soon!

What a wonderful day! Glory to God for his goodness!

So, that was our day in snapshots. I look forward to showing you our video!

Until next time! -K