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{Hope Spoken.}

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My beautiful friend Casey Wiegand has had something on her heart for a long time — it brings me a lot of joy to see that her prayers have been answered as she turns this heart calling into something tangible. And today I’ve invited Casey to share with the Gussy Sews community the details behind [...]

{The precious beginning to Baby Whitley’s story. // Baby Be Blessed dolls}

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A few years ago I was reading a friend’s blog when I saw the most adorable handmade doll made by Baby Be Blessed. Of course I wrote a little mental sticky note about Baby Be Blessed and tucked it away to memory. Over the years I’ve peeked in on their shop only to find out [...]

{How your sassy looks can change the world: Sephora + Pure Charity}

This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations to comment #3, Sarah M. of Tired Mommy Tales. Sarah, please check your email for details on how to claim your prize. xoxo On Monday I shared how creating an account with Pure Charity + going about your everyday shopping can help others. In case you missed the post [...]

{How shopping for your DIY projects, home decor + fashion/accessory posts can actually *help* others.}

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When I first heard of Pure Charity I immediately thought about my friends over at Compassion International. If you remember, last May Zack + I traveled to Tanzania. And while we were there we feel deep in love with how good it is to help others. Compassion is an organization that releases children from poverty [...]

{Do you need an excuse to show up to your neighbors house? Announcing (in)RL, your new favorite [local] conference.}

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My friends over at (in)courage are hosting their second annual girls weekend // no need to actually get on an airplane to see these girlfriends // wanna meet new friends that already live in your neighborhood, you just don’t know it? // the perfect excuse to hang out with friends, eat chocolate + cry together [...]