{Day 228}

It has been said that a little black dress can change your life.  Well, at least your fashion life.  Last year though on May 1st I started wearing a LBD and something amazing happened.  Wearing that dress really did change my life.  Children in India changed my life.  Many of you changed my life.  Ultimately God changed my life.  Looking back I can see that even though I was excited I could have in no way dreamed up what unfolded.  It was not what I expected.  In so many ways it was harder yet…better.  One year later and eleven new orphan homes have been opened and 144 smiles of darling children I like to refer to as “my kids” are imprinted on my heart.  I’m not the same person.  Apparently life changes when you have kids…sure I haven’t had any children biologically or even been able to adopt all those children who need love.  But I feel a responsibility for them that once wasn’t as strong as it is now.  It is so easy to say that someone else will do something if I will not.  But will they?  Will children die if I don’t start doing something myself?  That’s how changing the world happens.  When we start by adjusting our own world.  When we expand it to include others.  I need you.  Will you help me?  In celebration of the one year anniversary of the 100 day dress project will you donate either 100 nickels ($5), 100 dimes ($10), 100 quarters ($25), or 100 dollars?  I can absolutely promise you it will be worth it.

Thank you to everyone that has been following since the beginning!  You encouraged me, challenged me, and gave like crazy.  I’m incredibly grateful to be a part of helping these children with you.

Photos by the ever amazing Christa Taylor who has been documenting this journey from day 1!

And more pics coming tomorrow with hopefully a big update! 😀