My dear friend Lori was the brains and the braun behind another amazing fund-raiser for Charlotte. She and their church, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Hollis hosted a beautiful bake sale in October.
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| My wonderful friend, Lori, who was behind all of this! |
Lori made the decorations using Charlotte's favorite colors, yellow and purple! The tables in the church were decorated with flowers and balloons, and there was a cute big banner. She went above and beyond and everything looked fabulous! Everything was wrapped and packaged just so, with adorable cow and barn animal tags. She did a lot of baking herself, but friends, some of the ladies from church, neighbors, and many folks we don't even know, baked delicious and fancy treats. They even made little tea wallets and cup cozys. There was everything from homemade granola to baklava to cinnamon rolls to homemade breads to cakes and cookies. I could not believe how many goodies there were, and all all the love that was behind all that baking.
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| Homemade granola bars |
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| Little tea wallets, cup cozys and coffee bags |
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| Charlotte checks out the table decorations |
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| Look at that spread! |
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| Homemade granola |
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| Bake Sale Banner and tables |
Not a ton of people came that day, but the next day folks enjoyed the goodies after church. Yet still, God was generous through His people. When Lori told me, she said she'd started with a goal of $500. Pastor Brian had somewhat laughed at her and said they'd never raised money like that at a bake sale. When she told him how much was raised, over $1,000 (!!) he said this is a reminder that we can never underestimate God. Lori talked about the verse in Malachi where God says, "I will open the windows of Heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in!" (Malachi 3:10) I love this! Jehovah Jireh, my provider!
Parker was happy to know that all the leftover baked goods were donated to a few local fire departments! (He loves fire trucks!)
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