A beauty break

It just feels wrong to talk beauty products after such a tragic week, so I hope you'll indulge me with one post about the beauty of the human spirit. The images of sadness and destruction in Haiti cannot be avoided. And while I can't begin to understand how devastating it would be to experience such grief and loss, I'm inspired by how many people are taking action to help. Even in the face of a recession at home, so many have been able to find it in their hearts to give, and that is beautiful. While the 72 hour period has passed when they expect to find living survivors, I'm hopeful that the spirit of the Haitian people is much stronger than any of us can possibly imagine. After living is such poverty for so long and with so little, I believe and pray that there will prove to be miracle after miracle, survivor after survivor. A few ways to give:

• txt "HAITI" to 90999 - a $10 donation will be made to the American Red Cross and the charge will simply be added to your phone bill.
• Drop your change, a dollar, anything into the Red Salvation Army buckets that are usually reserved for around the holidays. They're back out in many locations.
• In Grand Rapids, check out raysofhopeforhaiti.com I'll be helping to package up goods to send out to Haiti tomorrow. 
• Check the website for your local TV stations. They will have donation drop offs posted.

Thank you,
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