In February we were able to provide furnishings for three single mamas. We loaded up the truck and realized a few things. We did not have enough room in the truck for everything we needed to bring. We also noticed that we were one twin bed shy of what we needed. And peering into our storage unit, we immediately noticed that our "Mountain of Mattresses" was down to one! But these were easy fixes! We threw a table, two chairs, and a TV into the back of one car, and we ran to Sonya's house and pulled the mattress of her sweet girl's bed! Crisis averted!
We then set off for our first drop. We weren't able to take any pictures of that drop, but brought a new mattress with new sheets and the kitchen table and chairs to this mama and her daughter.
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| All filled up! |
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| The extras! |
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| Then there was one! And one is the loneliest number! |
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| Yep! We were totally okay stealing from our own. |
At our second drop, we thought we would be bringing three mattresses, but the mom decided that she only needed two. Therefore, Sonya's sweetheart did not have to sacrifice her mattress this time... When we arrived, there were no beds for this family, and the cutest little girlie "helped" us get everything set up.
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| Mama's Room Before |
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| Mama's Room After |
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| Baby Girl's Room Before |
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| Baby Girl's Room After |
The third drop was definitely the most emotional for us all. A single pregnant mama, due this Spring, with her second baby girl. She has a high-risk pregnancy and had been sleeping on an air mattress with a hole or the recliner that her mother had found on the side of the road. Her cabinets had a few storage pieces with two coffee mugs and some paper plates and plastic cups. She shared a little bit of her story and told us that just a few weeks ago she never knew where she and her daughter would be sleeping, and couldn't believe that she now had a place to call home! She was very emotional and very thankful, which always triggers a few tears on our end as well. She feels safe and proud of her home.
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| Before |
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| After |
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| Mama's Room Before |
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| Mama's Room After |
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| The New Living Room full of Furniture and Amy's Big Smile! |
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| We don't usually donate TVs, but we happened to have to have one in the car, and this mama was so thankful. |
We cannot thank you enough for your willingness to invest in these women. You really are changing lives! Thank you!
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