Harrison has a secret he’d like to share!
Baby Gubser due September 4, 2010. Harrison says it’s going to be a
girl. We feel very blessed!
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A Total
Jody puts it so well… from her blog:
Numbers (as of Dec. 31, 2009):
In the 14 months that Water For Christmas has been in existence, the total of money raised is $275,000.
Which amounts to $650 dollars a day for 14 months.
In just November and December of 2009: $175,000.
That is equal to 55 community wells.
The total that can and will solve very close to 1% of Liberia’s water crisis. (that’s more amazing than it sounds. 
Yes, we still have work to do…)
And these are my favorite:
That’s 13,750 people.
32 people a day for the last 14 months have received the life-changing gift of clean water.
How did this happen?
Because you all acted. You all allowed your heart to break and your hands to move. You raised your voices with us. You held your resources in generous, open hands. You rallied your friends and family. You spoke. You gave. You changed the world for 13,750 people.
This is amazing. We thank God for allowing us to be a part of His heart.
And more than ever, I feel like we are only at the tip of the iceberg. That it goes to show that we do not need titles or positions or large resources to do something. That we can come together to dream dreams of compassion. We can collectively raise our voice, combine our efforts. We can join together as mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters in America to fight and change the reality for mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters across the ocean. There is power not in celebrity and economic status and prestige…but in passion. You have taught me that.
And I cannot wait to see where 2010 takes us.
It’s funny because I was talking to a friend about needing to get myself some marketable skills. I was thinking perhaps at some point I would need to get a paying job and I’m not exactly sure what skills I have. This friend suggested, “Well, you could do fundraising.”
My response: “Oh my gosh, NO! I would HATE that. That is probably the job I would dislike most in the world.”
Her response: “Oh. Isn’t that what you do now? What you spend 40 hours a week doing already?”
Me: “Um. No….Um. I guess. Geez.”
I have never thought about it that way. Honestly never occurred to me in the last 14 months that we were ‘fundraising’. It has always been about clean water. About wanting to see that mothers around the world do not bury their children due to contaminated water when clean water waits beneath the surface. And it just so happens the way to help them is to fund the drilling of wells. That is what they needed. And that’s what we do.
It’s not about fundraising.
It’s about water.
It’s about making right what is wrong.
And I can tell you… I feel this one burning in my bones.
I hope you do too.
We’re just getting started…
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Playing in the snow
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Silly goose
This is what Harrison did with his underwear when I gave them to him
to put on. He is quite the character these days. Makes us laugh
every day.
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Sleepy
Harrison and I were on our way home today & he fell asleep in the
car. He must have been tired because he stayed asleep while I carried
him in, took off his coat & laid him ontge chair. And he has slept
for over two hours! It’s been a productive afternoon. 
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It’s Snowing!
We had a chance to play in the snow this afternoon. Harrison had a
blast. I think it is now kindvif sleeting, and we’re expecting
another 6-10 inches tonight! Then the really cold temps come
through! It is winter in Iowa!
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Coffee and Water Raffle!
Would you like to win some great stuff and help people get clean water at the same time??
Each day this week Jody is having a Coffee and Water Raffle. There are some great prizes. All you need to do is make a $5 donation for every ‘virtual’ ticket you would like to buy, leave a comment on her post for the day (here’s Monday’s) and say how many tickets you bought. Then each night she will draw a name and will send you the whole box of stuff! So much fun!
You could get a basket worth a lot of money for $5!
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Water 4 Christmas video
charity:water put together a video while Jody was in Liberia…here it is. It is so cool to see and hear the people that we have helped; to have a connection to them.
Liberia, 2009. from Water for Christmas on Vimeo.
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Where did this little baby go?
I was looking through some pictures tonight & had to wonder…where has the time gone to?
And the naps? Where did the naps go to?? I kid.
Kelly and I sometimes feel like we are getting our butts kicked by this little three year old. He is challenging us so much these days. But, oh, how we love him. We love all of his little being…good and bad. And it really is teaching us some things. Maybe that’s what God intended.
He is saying some pretty funny things lately, too. The other day he felt Kelly’s cheek and says, “Honey, you need to shave.” We all started laughing so hard. Harrison knew he was saying something funny! Too cute.
Just reminiscing a little tonight, and excited for what is to come.
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All Things H2O
So this is the weekend!
Lots of cool things going on. We are welcoming Scott Harrison, founder of charity:water, to our area to speak at several events.
There is the Wine to Water event on Saturday night, where they are going to be auctioning these amazing pieces of artwork. Even if you can’t be there, you can email a bid in. Check them out. They are amazing.
And many events on Sunday that will be great as well.
And don’t forget to check out the ETSY Shop. New things have arrived.
And as my friend Cassie reminded me last night on her blog, in case you need a reminder why we are all doing this:
It was a great reminder for me. To put faces to the numbers that we talk about.
Please join us this weekend!
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