MISS ELAINI OUS

I’m at the most beautiful cabin today for the bachelorette party. 🙂 Looking forward to making pancakes and putting whatever we want into them as we cook them at the table.  We are having a relaxing time celebrating the life of our very dear friend and her exciting future.  A fun two days making memories and taking photos.  I’m not the only one though at a party.  You can be too! I love how creative you are getting! Two gals are throwing a carnival party.  Doesn’t that sound fun??  I wish I could be there for it.  Are any of you interested in throwing a party to help orphans?  If so I’d love to hear your ideas and once you have your event send me the pictures and we’ll put them up on the misselainious Facebook page. 🙂 Hope you are having a great weekend everyone!

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Styling by: The Mod Antiquarian}

Tis the wedding season! Last week on day 69 my dear friend got married.  I was honored to help coordinate the day of.  Usually I am a guest, help, or in the wedding so it was exciting to see things from a different view.  The wedding was beautiful and the bride and groom were calm yet very, very happy!  Today and tomorrow I am off to a bachelorette weekend and I am looking forward to spending time with some very sweet ladies.  I think by the end of this project I will have gone to three weddings…  If you are a reader and are  in this season then Congratulations! (If you’re not then have fun attending some 🙂 )  What are you all doing this weekend??  I hope you are having a blast!

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Skirt lent to me by reader: Wendy}

Are ya still with me??  3/4 of the way through!!! Only 25 more days of the project to go you amazing people!

Please body hold up?  For those of you that know me or have read my story you know that I am doing this project in the midst of health issues.  They hate me apparently and I’m not always so fond of them either.  Although I would be delighted to be healed I am thankful for the experience I have been through/am going through.  (I wouldn’t change what I’ve gone through yet I won’t complain if it goes away.)  If it weren’t for my health issues I would be off in India instead of raising money and awareness here.  When life hands you lemons how do you make lemonade? (Or as the lovely Jessica stated on twitter: when Oregon gives you pouring rain, you make tea.)   Let’s make lemonade or tea for the children of India! 😉

UPDATE:  Raised so far $8,172.32!!! Think we can get it to $9,000 by the end of the week?? 😀

{Photos by:  Jenn Lynn Images}

I can’t get her face out of my head.  Those gorgeous eyes that show deep wells of pure soul.  I want to see them sparkle and I long to reach out and clasp that little hand.  Sometimes I find myself just thinking of it as a picture.

Wait she’s real.  A child with a future.

Orphans in India can seem like such a distant concept.  I must stop and reflect that this picture represents so much more.  It represents a life.  A beautiful life that we can help.  How neat is that?!?  We are helping children halfway around the globe.  That makes me super excited!!!  Looking forward to seeing how many more eyes we can make twinkle.

Don’t forget that you can “Throw a Party“.  Super fun.  For reals. 🙂

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Clothing and Styling by Karen}

Today marks the 73 day of wearing my dress.  Everyday I get up and put it on whether I want to or not.  Thankfully I have been able to wear other items to accessories it.  As some of you noticed each person that styles the dress has a different take on it.  They adorn the dress as they would themselves.  Each one is unique yet some have a similar flare.  As I pondered this I realized that we not only dress our bodies but our hearts as well.  Am I putting on love, patience, and compassion?  What really matters?  Fashion? Fun? Sports? Friends? Family? Beliefs?  What are you putting on today?? May we pay as much attention to our inward raiment as we do our outward.

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Styling by The Mod Antiquarian}

“We Won’t Worry”…  Back in high school I spent several months in my science class learning about birds.  Yes, birds.  At the end of the school year we went to camp and because we were on the bird section still that ended up being our theme.  🙂  My team had shirts made and we went all out with our song and skit.  Fun times, but what I remember most about that season of learning was what the shirts said on them.  It was something like “birds of the air .com” and the www stood for We Won’t Worry.  Why should birds remind us to not worry??  Because of this “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matt. 6:26)  So ever since that time in school whenever I see a bird I am reminded that if Jesus feeds them then he will take care of me.  I am also reminded that since he provides for the birds he will provide for the orphans.  Because they have infinitely more value! He will provide food for his children.  🙂  Will you join in the blessing of helping?

Thank you so much to the lovely Amber from The Mod Antiquarian for lending me her clothing and styling this outfit! How appropriate that this shirt should have birds on it…I realized that after I had written this. 🙂

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

Two steps up the bunk bed ladder put me directly in front of an inquisitive little face.  Reaching out I gently pushed back the hair that fell on the downy cheek laying against the cotton pillowcase.  Soft doe eyes stared back at me from under long lashes and a little voice asked me to sing.  So I pulled the sheets up under her little chin and she waited patiently while I thought of a song.  “Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so.  Little ones to him belong they are weak but he is strong.” That song came to mind as well as, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world.  Red and yellow, black and white they are precious in his sight Jesus loves the little children of the world.”  A warmth filled my heart as I pondered that the orphans in India in the two homes we helped start now have someone to tuck them into a soft bed at night and sing them to sleep.  Oh yes, Jesus loves those weak, little, precious ones.  And so do I.

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Accessories and styling by Karen}

Woot WOOT!!!! Thus starts the last 30 days.  Are you with me??  Times running out fast to reach $50,000.  I need your help. 🙂  Will you tell your friends on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or whatever means you have?  Want to have fun?  Check out the “Throw a Party” page.  Its easy.  Trust me on this one. 😉

Total Raised: $7,827.32   Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has donated!!!

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Clothing and styling by: Karen}

I am a visual learner.  So if I can think of something in a picture form then it helps me express what I want to say.  I’m not a great writer.  (I’m sure that is obvious to all you wonderfully patient and kind readers.  Thank you for sticking with me.)  While lying in bed watching the sun peak through my window I started to think about dandelions.  You know how as a child you would pick one of those delightfully fluffy flowers, blow on it, and make a wish??  Then all the little parachute type seeds fly away to plant themselves elsewhere to flourish. Well my “wish” is that each one of you would help a child by donating today whatever you can and then to go tell others about this project.  That’s the planting of the seeds part. 😉  Together we can grow a whole field full of flowers.  We can give our breath to spread the word and give our resources to make a child’s dream of a safe home, education, and food a reality.

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Fascinator by: Fascinators Unveiled}

The countdown starts soon.  The last 30 days is coming up.  And I’m tired.  I feel empty.  Creatively empty.  Like I have nothing else to give right now.  BUT then I remember why I am doing this.  Little babies and children are hurting.  They have no where soft to lay their tired little heads.  I do this for them.  I’m staring blankly at my computer because I don’t know what to say that will move your heart to give to orphans.  I wish I did.  Yet I am happy because I do not do this project by my strength.  My strength comes from God.  Thank you to everyone who has been so generous with their money, time, and resources! It means so much to me.  You inspire me to keep going. 😀

Psalm 27:14 “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Clothing borrowed from Heidi}