TOMS

tonight, i got to see Blake Macoskie speak at Birmingham Southern College. it was great to hear how he started the company as well as see his passion for TOMS. i can tell his passion has grown more now than ever! i loved his honesty on how he felt about the business when it started. we all had some great laughs from the stories he told too.

my favorite part about his stories was the story about his very first drop off. he mentioned his mother going on the trip and as she was giving out shoes, she washed the kids' feet before putting on the shoes. i was reminded of when Jesus washed the disciples' feet.

i was in awe of the stories that he told & i wonder if he believes in the Lord. all the stories he told about the shoe drops made me think about the Lord & how he can move in the smallest ways. giving shoes to those who need them, using people who will sacrifice their time to travel to see these lovely children who are in need but really want to be loved.

the longing of returning to China returned and my heart is stirred again. i want to be there again so badly. I want to see all the girls i formed friendships with again & be there to encourage them & to love on them. i found out that TOMS has a factory in China now & that really excites me because now some Chinese people have jobs. goodness, i love China.

needless to say i know what design i want to put on a new pair of TOMS. now i just need to buy some more :P