A Day Without Shoes

One day without shoes! Most children in developing countries grow up barefoot. It's hard without shoes... I, and many of my friends, went barefoot today to raise awareness of a simple way to help. Check out toms.com for more info or to join me!!!!


Wow, going barefoot for a whole day was much more difficult than I thought it would be. I woke up this morning (Thursday, April 8th) to see it was going to be a rainy day. I began re-thinking this whole idea of going barefoot, I thought maybe I'll try tomorrow when the weather is better. But then I realized that would defeat the whole purpose of not wearing shoes. The children we are doing this for are not able to decide not to be barefoot because the weather is bad or because the ground hurts their feet. So, after touching up my toes with some pretty in pink nail polish, I left for my walk to the bus stop to go to school. It was only five after ten in the morning, I wasn't even half way to the bus stop and my feet were already in pain. There were definitely some challenges the arose throughout the day due to not wearing shoes; However, I was so excited to have the awesome opportunity to spread the word in the community when people gave me weird looks and asked questions as to why I was not wearing shoes. All the pain I experienced this day was definitely totally and completely worth it.
I'm still in the process of reflecting on the day, trying to sort out my thoughts and listen to what God might be teaching me through this experience. I'll be sure to share all that this has taught me once I, myself, figure it out.

Have a great day in the Lord, I pray you be open to his love and new experiences.
Peace Love and SUNSHINE!