Blessings Abound...

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ~ Philippians 4:19

Again...we are being blessed by another generous, willing blogger who was inspired by MckMama's amazing example of giving. Rachel at Once Upon a Miracle is hosting a lovely contest/fundraiser at her blog in memory of her beautiful niece, Gracie. I hope you will go over and read about this sweet baby and her beautiful family...and that you will pray God's comfort, peace, and sufficient grace for every step of their journey, as they continue to miss their little girl. And, if you leave a comment, this wonderful family will donate $1 for each comment left on the post to Sufficient Grace Ministries. They are hoping to reach 500 and also looking for someone willing to match their donation! Again...our socks are being blessed right off.

The beauty of the body of Christ...the willing hearts that are giving...and the size of our big God and His love for us astounds me. He is a God of multiplication. He multiplies our willingness to give, multiplies the blessing, multiplies the provision, the love. All of it. One act of kindness in His name leads to another and another and another. And blesses everyone in it's path.

I am on my face humbled by the people willing to come alongside us in our effort to reach out to those who are grieving for their precious babies. It is so not about us, or anything that we can do in our own power. I am small and imperfect and flawed in so many ways. But, my God is big and He is able. He has gone before us, in all things. He provides the way...ours is only to walk in it.

I always struggle with the idea of fundraising, knowing that it is necessary but not wanting to focus much on it. We trust the Lord to provide as He guides us in serving Him with the vision of reaching out in comfort and hope to grieving families. However, I am learning that He multiplies the blessings for the giver and the receiver through giving. As we prepare for our Sufficient Grace Golf Outing on July 11, 2009...we have been blessed with donations beginning with some great supporters who have been faithful to give, MckMama's first installment toward her incredibly generous gift (which arrived last week), and others who have followed her lead to send donations and host blog events to support this ministry. Through all of you, God is abundantly providing and we are so beyond words...grateful and in awe.

Thank you, thank you...and God bless you abundantly...