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The second to last day to dressember is upon my friend Kassie and I. This is so crazy!!! What is dressember you ask? A lot of women are passionate about ending human trafficking, but feel powerless to do anything. You may not have a lot of time, money, or influence, but you believe in the dignity of all people. Dressember creates a path for the busy woman to have a significant impact on ending a dark injustice. By wearing the Dressember uniform -  a dress every day in December-  she uses her voice to advocate for the  freedom of  all people. We become advocates for people around the world who are stuck in slavery or human trafficking by raising awareness and finances for groups such as IJM and A21. These groups work daily prosecuting the people who participate in this nasty work and rescue the people that enslaved. Some facts about slavery: There are more people than ever before that are stuck in human trafficking. More than 27 million are slaves India has the largest amo

"But I think now, in the middle of the hustle and the busyness, the to-do lists and the calendar with its full boxes, that we got it right back then. That we knew so much more than I do now. Because what I remember from those times, more than anything else, is the feeling of being loved. The wonder of realizing Jesus came for me ." The above quote is taken from one of my favorite's authors Holley Gerth and her blog post this week Did you know 11 days till Christmas!!! Wohoo, can you tell I am excited. I love gift giving and receving gifts. I think its because I love the reactions other people have and love showing emotion when I receive gifts. I think the older I get, the more surprised at the thoughtfulness of people and the gifts they get or make for me. This season I am learning about the greatest gift of all Jesus and the reality of him being born in a manger.      Lately at church we have been learning about Advent and how its the 4 weeks leading up to the bi