To keep a long story short, I want to go out into the world and serve, learn, love, help. But right now I am in a position that many of you are probably in too... I am a mom with two kids. My two boys NEED me so much right now and I love them so. Clayton calls me their hero because as soon as I walk into the room my boys are seriously ALL over me. It might look cute but when you are a toddler and a babies hero EVERY time you walk in a room it is a little much. I think you need to be a mom to a 2 1/2 year old and a 8 month old to know that when I say its a little much I am not being mean, I am just being real; we all need to breathe sometimes ok.
So because I am slightly held down by my boys at home I have been trying to think of ways I can be a good steward, be missional from my own home and this holiday season I think there is no better time than to do it by shopping and giving. Well, I know I am not the only mamma at home that enjoys some good online shopping and it is a time we like to buy gifts SO.... why not think outside the box and start looking for ways we can shop and end slavery. I have found this site called:
and it comes with this great link http://www.ethicalholidayshoppingguide.com/
There are also a really great site I have found that when you purchase a pair of punjammies you are supporting a woman. PUNJAMMIES™ are a premium brand of pajamas hand made by women who were formerly enslaved in prostitution. Crafted from beautiful Indian fabric, PUNJAMMIES™ are perfect for sleeping or relaxing.
You can read about the punjammie story on this site. /http://www.intlprincess.org/index.php/ipp/section/C2/
ABOUT BEZA THREADS
Beza Threads wants redemption for the 1.8 million children in sex slavery today. We help fund an Ethiopian nonprofit that rescues girls from forced prostitution by selling the scarves they’ve created during recovery. Every scarf sold is a night off the street for a child. Buy a scarf and spread the word.
I could just keep going and going about great sites that do good deeds. I really like this one by Raven and Lily.
There stuff is super nice, a little bit more pricy but gorgeous!
I got thinking last night that I should be researching how much of what you purchase goes to the artisian and how much the company keeps. I had all these thoughts about whether or not the fair trade website is doing what it says its doing and than it HIT ME. Its funny how when organizations or people want to do a good deed we question it. But when we go shopping for apples at Sobeys, clothing at Joe (superstore) or where-ever we dont think, "Hey I wonder if this mega-company is following good ethical practices? I wonder if the people who grew and roasted this no-name coffee was paid fairly? I wonder if the person who sewed this sweater or knit this cute hat was working in good conditions and paid well?" No, I think for the most part we look at the price and the convenience of what we are buying and buy it without thinking. But is that right? I have to agree that there are somethings we do not have a choice in. It is pretty hard to shop ethically, fair trade, organic, earth friendly all the time.
Thats why this Christmas when we are buying gifts we can great creative! We can shop at places and buy unique gifts that make a difference. We can be women uplifting and supporting women. If we don't online shop we can go to places such as Ten Thousand Villages and shop there for some unique fair trade gifts.
My point is modern day slavery and human trafficking is all around us and we can make a difference even by the way we shop. So get researching and buy some gifts that make a difference this Christmas!
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