the first single

Hey mom. You're probably the only one reading at this point so you get a special shoutout. So what on earth do you say in the first post of first blog of all time. Shoot I'm at a loss. I guess I'll mention how crazy awesome God has been to me the past few weeks. I don't know what I have been doing the past 20 years and some odd months with my life, but I feel like (prepare yourself for some cheesin) a veil has been lifted. I have been so focused on petty, menial crap that I was missing out on some big stuff God was trying to show me. Sorry I'm late God, but that's just another example of why humans are kind of major dim wits and you are as wise as they come. Anywho, it's funny how when you clear your mind of the crap, God comes in and plants some seeds. So to make a long story short, did you know slavery still exists? Did you know that God hates that 27 million of his children are enslaved in various forms and a ginormous number of his children have no idea that their brothers and sisters are enslaved? If that does not royally tick you off, then we need to have a chat. With the state of our world, it is no longer acceptable to sit around and talk about change. Let's get our hineys moving. Satan is a tricky dude, and it's obvious that he likes to work under the radar. Well guess what, I am on to your scheming and I'm done with letting you pull crap like this. So basically I am making a declaration to God that my life is not my own anymore...not that it ever was, but some of us are slower to figure that out than others. And in the words of my friend and yours Bryce Avery, "Take my life and use it, I'm ready." And I'm serious...I'm done with sitting idly. I don't know what God is going to use my life for, but I'm finally ready to say that I am sincerely and truly open to whatever crazy antics he wants me to do...bring it. Join us on whatever roads God takes us on...It does not take a famous person to change the world. It take a call from God and a major burden on your heart. Peace and Blessings. Brucie



well. i guess i should give a shout out to mama brucie as well. i mean, since we are in the shout-outing mood.
so while i was waiting for brucie to write her two cents, i was cutting my split ends. cutting your split ends you may ask?...yes, sometimes when i think, i look at my hair, and there are some split ends that i never knew about before. but since i know about them now, i can't leave them there. so. i cut them with scissors.
anyway, so while this is occuring, i think of all the profound things i have to tell the world. things that have been stirring in my heart the past few months. things that break my heart. things that make me cry. things that piss me off. (yes. i said piss. sorry for those that may be offended). and you know what evicts all those emotions in me?

human trafficking.

here's the deal. there are young women being sold into prostitution. if that was your child would you be sitting around doing nothing?

yep. i didn't think so.

so help us. helps us find ways to end this horrific thing that we thought was already abolished.

slavery. it still lives on.
- katie -

daily commissions:
did you know that one of the leading perpetrators of forced bondage is the chocolate industry? while it may say that your chocolate bar was packaged and made in Pennsylvania, it neglects to tell you how the main ingredient, cocoa beans, were harvested and sent to america.

70% of the world's supply of cocoa beans come from west africa, where an estimated 15,000 children are forced into slavery to harvest them. -notforsalecampaign.org

check out the not for sale website (mentioned above) and click on FREE TO WORK to find fair trade chocolate companies that do not use slaves to make their chocolate.