Friends. It’s here. The day has finally arrived. TODAY IS OUR SIXTH LOVE FLASH MOB!!!!!
Several weeks ago Together Rising asked you to write to us and tell us about your sHERoes. You gathered your friends and your courage and you sent us story after story of the warrior women in your life. The Together Rising board inhaled these stories. There was much crying and mouths hanging open and “YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS ONE!”
I truly believe this community is the most giving, fierce, brilliant group of truth tellers and hope spreaders on the web.
And then the hard part came: deciding who we’d choose for this Love Flash Mob. We made our calls, our diligence team poured their hearts into vetting the candidates, and then we spent hours on the phone talking candidates through. This process is brutiful and hard on every board member, so together we acknowledge the hard, remind each other that We Can Do Hard Things, and Carry On.
Which is why it was so interesting when one afternoon, Liz (heart of the board and my sHERo) called. I picked up and said, “HEY! Have we narrowed down the pool?” And Liz said, “Yep!” And I said, “Great! How many sheros are we down to?” And she said: “We are currently down to 176 candidates.” And I said. “Um, wow. Okay. Wait. How many did we begin with?” And Liz cleared her throat and said, “We began with 176 candidates.”
And I sat there for a minute in the quiet and I thought: Waaaaiiiit a minute. I know I’m a writer—not a math-er—but even I know that 176 and 176 are VERY, VERY CLOSE.
But before I could speak, Liz carried on. “Glennon, listen. These women are amazing. Every single one is a WARRIOR. Every single applicant is lighting up her community or family or world and so the Board…well, we think every last one deserves to be raised high. We realize this might sound impossible but the Board asked me to gently remind you that you’re the one who doesn’t believe in impossible. You’re the one who always says: WE CHOOSE ALL. And so we propose that we find, big, medium, or small ways to choose every single sHERo for the Love Flash Mob. EVERYBODY’S IN, BABY. YOU say that. Right G?”
Right. I do say that. I should maybe stop saying that.
HERE’S THE DEAL. We chose ALL. EVERYBODY’S IN, BABY.
If you took the time to write and tell us about your sHERo – your sHERo is IN. Every last one. (You can catch glimpses of many of their precious faces in the Rise & Shine collage above.) If we raise enough money today, Together Rising will send every single sHERo some love to help meet at least part of her needs—from a gift card to help ease a burden to fulfilling your entire request for your sHERo—we want to make sure that every single sHERo knows that she is SEEN and LOVED.
Here’s how (PLEASE, GOD!) this is going to work:
We have chosen three sHERoes to share with you specifically and to Mob BIG today. These people are going to explode your heart so big you will not be able to fit your heart back inside of you. You will need a bigger SELF for your new heart. But no worries: After Love Flash Mob Days, we are ALL BIGGER SELVES. That’s the point.
HERE GOES!
Meet Jenny. Julie wrote to us about Jenny, who she calls, “her constant inspiration.” When Jenny was 22 she set her sights on getting a degree to work with special needs children. She needed to earn money for school, so she opened up a daycare in her home. When a resource coordinator in her town asked if she’d be willing to open up her daycare to children with special needs, Jenny said: “Yes.” So many good stories start with “Yes.”
Enter Malcolm.
Malcolm, a beautiful little two-year-old boy with significant disabilities, began coming to Jenny’s daycare. Malcolm’s mama was a brutiful woman with her own challenges, and Jenny ended up caring for Malcolm not only during the day but through the nights, too. And in the extra evening hours, the long days, the early mornings—Jenny fell in love.
One day a state social worker called Jenny to deliver some news: Malcolm’s mother had relinquished him to the state. With tears in her eyes, Malcolm’s mama had asked the social worker to call Jenny and ask her to become Malcom’s foster mother. The state told Jenny that, even though she was not yet an official foster parent, they would give her the proper training and put Malcolm in her care if she would accept his placement.
And Jenny heard herself say: Yes. Yes, I will.
At 22 years old, single, not sure what the future would hold, Jenny gave up her dream of going back to school so that she could say yes to the dream of being Malcolm’s mother. “Malcolm made me a mama,” she told us.
Jenny has been a foster mother for 17 years now. Her precious Malcolm died from complications of his condition three years ago, but not before he was loved well and unconditionally by his second mama. His second mama was a gift to Malcolm from his first mama. Jenny is still grieving Malcolm, but she works while she grieves. You see, a few years after Jenny adopted Malcolm, she also adopted Dana, an infant with cerebral palsy. Dana just graduated from high school. Next she adopted Hannah Joy and Mackenzie, and raised them alongside Tobias, her biological son. With these 5, Jenny believed her family was complete.
But then Jenny met another mama in her special needs community who was dying of cancer. This mama’s greatest fear was leaving her daughter Nikkia behind without the special care she needed. Jenny looked at Nikkia, looked at her new friend and then looked at her family. She said: “I will raise her. I will love Nikkia well for you.”
Several years ago, in the midst of caring for her six children, Jenny went back to school. She will graduate in December with a special needs education degree. Her children will be there to celebrate with her as she accepts her diploma.
Julie told us that Jenny’s greatest need right now is adequate transportation for her family. Jenny often has to make two trips to get her family to the doctor and church. Two of her children weigh over one hundred pounds each, and Jenny has to lift them herself to get them in her car.
THIS IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET JENNY AND HER WARRIORS RISING: We will buy Jennifer a fully equipped handicap-accessible van. We will make sure that they can safely travel through this brutiful life together.
Friends, meet Miranda and Ellie. When Miranda started looking into fostering a child, she met Ellie.
Here is what Miranda has to say about Ellie:
“Here’s the thing about my sHERo. She’s four and she’s my daughter. A genetic disorder caused her legs to be amputated to her knees and her hands to look different, too. Every day she receives stares and questions from other kids, but her visible challenges are not all she faces. Ellie was in seven different homes before the state sent her to me. She has so much residual pain over her early life. She is healing on the outside and the inside. We are healing together—and she inspires me to carry on every day. She is my warrior baby. Even though she’s stared at wherever she goes, she refuses to stay home. She answers other children’s questions directly and kindly and holds her head high. She even joined a kick ball team this year and she kicks and tries to get to the bases with the short upper legs she has.
My wildest dream for Ellie is new legs. Ellie loves to run. All Ellie wants to do is run, but she is constantly left behind. I don’t want my warrior baby left behind. The legs are incredibly expensive, though, so it’s just out of the question. I can’t give my baby what she needs the most.”
Well . . . obviously—WE ARE GOING TO GET MIRANDA RISING BY GETTING ELLIE RUNNING!!!
We spoke with the incredible folks at the Hanger Clinic, the maker of the running legs that Ellie wants with her whole heart. They want to help her too. If we raise half the money for the legs, they will match it and Ellie will have her legs PRONTO. I cannot handle talking about this. Let’s do it. Let’s DO IT.
And finally, meet Joline and Shawn.
These two lovies met working at Pizza Hut. When they got married, Shawn got a desk job and Joline started art school. She’d dreamed of becoming an artist since she was a child, so she drove herself three hours each way to art school. Shawn was thrilled to support Joline’s dream. Money was tight but they made it work. Life was good.
Then the recession hit and Shawn was laid off. Even though Joline took a night job, there just wasn’t enough. Joline found out she was pregnant. One night Shawn found himself dumpster diving. Shawn joined the military the next day. They had two precious baby girls — Isabelle and Addie, whose special needs require extra care from Joline and Shawn.
A few years into his military service, Shawn was in a horrible accident. After 9 surgeries, the doctors had to take Shawn’s leg in order to save his life. Joline withdrew from art school and she and the girls moved to San Antonio to get the best treatment for Shawn. Then Joline’s brother was killed in Iraq during a military operation. She says, “I didn’t have time to feel any of it. I had to be the rock.” If that‘s not the battle cry of the military spouse, I don’t know what is.
Shawn told Liz, “I don’t feel sorry for myself, but I do worry about how losing my leg affects my little girls. You know, having the dad who’s different. And my wife—my wife is absolutely incredible. What she’s gone through for my sake—she sacrificed everything. She’s my everything.”
What can we do, Liz asked? What can we do to get Joline rising?
And this is where Shawn was unsure. This family is used to SERVING. And so he said: “Well, we could really use a washing machine. Joline can’t get to the laundromat because I have the car for my doctor appointments. She’s stuck all day at home, so she washes our clothes in the tub right now.”
“Listen,” Liz said. “Trust me when I tell you that I CANNOT GO BACK TO GLENNON WITH A REQUEST FOR A WASHING MACHINE. For so many reasons, that’s not gonna fly. Let’s keep dreaming.”
WE ARE GOING TO GET JOLINE RISING BY GETTING HER RIDING. This family has fought for our freedom and now we will make sure that they have theirs. Joline loves Hondas, so we want to buy them a brand new Honda Civic.
And also. The washing machine. Fine. The washing machine.
A van for Jennifer, legs for Ellie, a car for Joline. Freedom. Today, we are giving freedom. Let’s do this.
And Do Not Forget: The introductions have just begun. As soon as we get these three rising, you’ll meet more of our stars. Stay tuned on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Friends, pity is feeling without acting. COMPASSION IS FEELING AND ACTING. Let’s ACT. Let’s not just say LOVE WINS—Let’s DO LOVE WINS. What you DO with your next five minutes will determine whether or not Love Wins for Jennifer and Ellie and Joline today. Let’s make Love Win. HERE’S HOW:
- DONATE. You can make your tax-deductible donation by clicking here or on the Love Flash Mob button at the bottom of this post. Give what you can—small gifts of $5, $15, or $25 max. We can’t do great things, but today we’re making miracles happen through small gifts given with great love.
REMEMBER THAT EVERY DONATION MATTERS. Click here to see the miracles you have made through prior Love Flash Mobs. Because Together Rising is an official 501(c)3, every penny of your donation is tax deductible. - SHARE. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST. We have danced NO FLASH MOB BEFORE with a HIGHER GOAL. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the other ones I don’t know about. Mass e-mail your friends, call your parents, stand in your yard and read the essay loudly – whatever it takes. We need all the whos in whoville – the tall and the small. It’s going to take the entire village for us to give toward every need.
- DEDICATE. Every single one of us knows a sHERo. If you’d like to donate in honor of someone you love, please leave his or her name in the comments here or on Facebook. Thousands will be reading and so if you didn’t send in her name, get her rising right on this page.
Okay. It’s time for me to let you go and trust. Your board will be busy trying to breathe and calling each other and refreshing our screens one million times, sacred scared to death. In a few hours, we will give you an update. CMMMMMON LOVE: WIN!!!!
Love,
G and Your Together Rising Board & Volunteers
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donated because I am lucky and blessed… not perfect life lucky – but lucky none the less.
Donated in memory of my mom Dianne and my sister-in-law Lori. My two warrior angels.
So completely and totally honored to be able to help this amazing, life-altering movement. Love WINS…for sure.
Go Jenny! Go Seahawks! Go love!!!!!!!!!!!!
Donating in honor of my mom, Joanne, a shero in every single way you can be one.
In honor of my dad and beautiful, healthy children. Please take my rule-breaking donation and spread it, $25 at a time, across as many sHERoes as possible.
Donating in memory of my little girl Caitrin, who died 18 months ago at age 6 from cancer. It was an honor to give birth to my hero.
Just so wonderful. THANK YOU THANK YOU for what you are doing. You are changing the world. Thank you for letting us be a part of that.
Your stories always make me cry. And reinforce how incredibly blessed I am in my life. You and your board are amazing in the way you dream BIG to help as many people as possible in practical, real ways. Love your stories, love what you do. LOVE WINS!
Donated in honor of my friend Deanna who had to say goodbye to her baby Roselyn after only a few weeks of life. So thankful for these women who love so bravely.
Whoop Whoop! Just donated. Feel blessed to be a part of this. Thank you! Blessings to all.
My heart is bursting with love for these mighty warriors. My precious little ones, thankfully, are healthy and happy today, but who knows what tomorrow might bring. My hope is that if the day were to come where I needed to lean on others for help, they’d rush to my side and help lift me up as we are lifting up these brothers and sisters. We CAN do hard things. ALL the hard things. And yes, LOVE WINS!! Peace and love to you all.
This brutiful! The beauty of these sHEROs is overwhelming! I feel honored to help!
I want to donate, but when I went to the PayPal link you provided, there was not a “security lock” icon next to the Paypal.com email address, telling me it was a secure transaction.
I signed into my PayPal account, there is a green lock icon in the email bar.
I just need an official email or mobile number and I can donate from there.
Having had my bank card compromised once, I am just extra sensitive to this. Hopefully someone will see this post and be able to help me! I am not on Facebook or twitter.
Love this community, love helping these wonderful giving souls.
I’m donating today for Rachel Conway and Dan Conway of Alexandria, Virginia. She and her husband Dan lost their little boy Rhys last summer to Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). Dan and Rachel always wanted a family, as many couples do, but were faced with fertility issues. They were surrounded at the time with women (myself included, along with Rachel’s sister, sister-in-law and best friend) were pregnant. One of the hardest things I ever had to do was to tell them I was pregnant with my first child, days after they discovered IVF had failed. But they kept going…even after all of us started having baby #2…
They decided to adopt. Rhys Pederson Conway was born in December 2012. To say that this little boy was the warmest, most joyful child I have ever met would be an understatement. He had a constant smile, an infectious giggle, and literally would just go around and hug strangers. No child was perfect, but Rhys was pretty damn close. After all the struggles Dan and Rachel went through…they found such joy with Rhys and they truly were the happiest I had ever seen them. What seems to still be surreal to me is what happened next. On August 4 of last summer, Rhys died in his sleep. He was 20 months old. Devastating. But that’s not the end of the story. Not even close. It’s complicated, but Dan and Rachel were given the opportunity to adopt Rhys’ half sister. They didn’t hesitate—this was Rhys’ sister. So despite being in agony over Rhys, just weeks after Rhys had died, they moved forward to adopt his sister. They adopted her, and named her Gretchen Ray (Ray as a tribute to Rhys, since he had been their “Ray of Light”.) Grieving—and dealing with all that it means to suddenly have a newborn in your house—to say that it was overwhelming for them would be an understatement. But they are the strongest people I know, and they also decided they needed to honor Rhys and the beautiful spirit that was that little boy. So they started Peace of Rhys in which they encouraged people to remember the joy of Rhys, to do something kind for someone else, to “pay it forward” in a way, in honor of Rhys.
So today I honor Rhys, Rachel and Dan with my donation. My #PeaceofRhys for today. I hope it helps brighten the day of these nominees, as Rhys brightened ours every day he was with us.
Holding space for them, and you, Erin!
For Julie, my amazing teacher and friend. I miss you.
I donated in honor of a sHERO who’s an angel now, Norma Brandle. She was the mightiest prayer angel I’ve ever known, a true inspiration who we always said had a direct pipeline to Jesus. Well that pipeline is much shorter now, since she’s living with Him in His home, basking in the joy of His perfect love. Love wins.
Thank you so much for creating this beautiful opportunity to GIVE!
I have made my donation and spread the word. Love wins 🙂
I was worried for a minute about that washing machine. I think it’s fabulous about the car and I’m all for it, but I’m thinking, “They’re not really considering making her lug all that crap to the laundromat with babies in tow, are they?” And then, No. Of course not. G would never do that. AND. Hooray for AND and not OR! Mommy and Megan, my little warrior girl, donate in honor of Granny (hers), Granny (mine), Grammy and Aunt Beckie. Also my beloved Dad, who I miss every day.
Donated in memory of Lori, my sister-in-law who succumbed to MS a bit over a year ago. She did her best to mother her 4 kids until the day she passed, and her illness stripped her of her freedom.
Let’s get these ladies some freedom!
Yes! Freedom. Totally. I wish I could like this comment a million times.
I donated today in honor of my Mother-In-Law Polina, who just passed away a month ago. She was one of the most generous, whole-hearted and selfless people I know and would donate herself if she could.
I’m donating in honor of my mother, Marilyn. I believe she’s still warrioring for me from heaven.
For Jennet
Sitting in the hospital waiting room, being so grateful for the blessings I have. Donating in honor of my warrior mama!
done. For Annie
G…I haven’t the words to express my gratitude for this community of love that’s been created here. Love truly does win, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to honor these sHERos.
Donated today because these mamas are incredible.
Dedicated to my sister. She is my sHERoe.
My heart is exploding. Love you Glennon and team. I donate in memory of my dad who’s heavenly birthday was yesterday…my first without him. He is my here for lots of reasons (a veteran, police officer, generous, kind) but mostly because he chose to be my dad when I was a young girl.
This could be me too. Love to you and your Dad.
I’m honored to donate in honor of my mini sHERo, my cancer beating warrior daughter Morgan!
Thank you Glennon for the gift of an opportunity to have compassion through action!
Donation made. Shared on my blog. I have to stop reading these at work or I will be known as the depressed lunatic behind the computer.
Donating in honor of my grandson, Joshua, with Down Syndrome and my daughter, Jessica, a special needs teacher.
Donated! G, you have been inspiring me every day, for months and months, to keep struggling through this brutiful year in this beautiful life. With every blow, I am counting my blessings. And my blessing today is being able to help, in some small way, someone else to keep going. Love you and all the warriors who inspire me to power through!
Donated!! Thank you for the opportunity to help others! This made my day!!!
It’s the MOST wonderful time of the year! What a gift it is (to us!!) to be able to directly impact somebody’s life in such an amazing way!! We ALL win!!
For all of these 176 amazing sHERos and for my beautiful mama, who in the past year has loved her husband through cancer and her sister through the loss of her child with ferocity and grace and selflessness. We Can Do Hard Things. Indeed, we have. Love this community and am so grateful to be part of it!
Donated and Shared. It’s not much, but it is given with great love.
In memory of Kevin H. and Alan T. – two educators/administrators who taught so many students and teachers what it truly means to give of self. Because they were Beatles fans, remember – “All you need is love”.
Donated – honouring one of the sHeros in my life – my Sister, Lyn.
Donation made! Proud to be a part of something so special and so loving.
I donate in honor of my sweet, ornery babies who are healthy and happy and for all these warrior mamas and many more in this world. Love wins. Thanks for reminding me and letting me be a part of this.
How could I not participate? This is what live is all about. Thank you Together Rising for this opportunity. I give in honor of my Mom who is the most loving and selfless person I know.
Donated in honor of my sHERo mom, Pam, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer on 10/18/12. She was was a brave warrior who did a hard thing beautifully. Also in honor of my sweet sister-in-law who is two days into loving her baby through cancer. And also in honor of all the sHERo autism moms out there. God bless all of our sHERos. Feeling so blessed to be a part of get these ladies rising!
I donated today in honor of my dear sweet grandma Marge (granny goose) who was the most selfless generous person I’ve ever met. In addition to my donation I offer my prayers for these dear women who are sweet little angels on earth doing His work!
I donated in honor of my Mom. She never ever left a kid she met behind and there are so many families on this list. She would have loved reading these. ❤️
Honored to help these she-roes. My donation is in memory of my amazing cousin, Hope, who passed away yesterday. A former social worker, preschool teacher and adoring mom, she would love the spirit of this day and the hope and promise it brings.
Love this!
Donation made in honor of another hero, Beth Seifert. She is an amazing & strong woman filled w/ determination, faith & love for her family that she faces life challenges, struggles & obstactles w/ such amazing grace. It is time her table is turned & her lemons in life is made into lemonade!! Love is Giving!
I love every single thing about this, and I’m so very honored and thrilled to be able to be on the giving end this year. This has absolutely made my week!
Done. I consider it an honor and a privilege to help. Thank you for giving me a chance to do a small thing with great love.
It’s my birthday today, and I can’t think of a better way to show my gratitude for all the gifts I’ve received over 37 years than by being part of this flash mob. Thanks for making this possible for me today.
Happy birthday, Liz! Much love
Please use my donation to support Joline and her family. I’m a veteran…
Donated in honor of my sister, Jessica Thompson, who is the kindest, most generous, most graceful person I know!
Glennon, YOU’re my sHERo!! Thank you for letting this stranger tag along on your coattails today (and everyday!). What a stunning thing we are pulling off today thanks to you and your tireless team. Congratulations!
I donated in honor of Beth Seifert, nominee. She is the living example of WE CAN DO HARD THINGS. Her sacrifice for others cannot be measured or ever porperly recognized.
It’s not cheating if I donate for myself and each of my girls, right?!?
WHY didn’t I think of that?! 🙂
I broke the rules, I filled in an amount over 25.00. I couldn’t help it. I feel the same way! Surely someone who wants to donate is unable to so I was just throwing in a little extra for someone else. 😉
Totally just stole your idea. 🙂 I figure if we both did it, it’s completely legitimate, right?
Donating in Honor of another true hero, Beth Seifert. She is such a strong woman full of determination & faith who constantly faces & battles life’s obstacles & challenges with such dignity & grace. It’s time her table is turned & all the lemons in her life become her lemonade.
Donating in memory of Ralph Knotts and his amazing daughter and my friend, Beth Knotts. Also donating in memory of Linda VanHorn and her amazing daughter and my friend, Brenda VanHorn. The best work of any parent- children with hearts like Beth’s and Brenda’s. Love wins!
Donating in honor of my sHERO, my mom Pat Dietrich! She is currently a breast cancer fighter with only 2 more chemo infusions to go!! Love you, mom!!
In honor of my friend Heather who is honest, kind, accepting, and makes everyone around her feel comfortable and welcome. She is an amazing mama and friend. She also happens to have been battling colon cancer since before I knew her. While her spirit and grace facing this battle amaze me, the friend and mother she is- with or without that battle- make Heather my sHERo. <3
Done!! So many feels!!
Done. Love, love, and more love.
An honor to donate on behalf of all my fellow military spouses, who give and serve and ask for so little in return. We know your struggles, we see your sacrifice, we honor your service. Love Wins.
After recently finding Momastery, it’s my first Love Flash Mob. It feels so good to be a Monkee!! This donation is in honor of my mom – a sHERo for all my life. <3
Welcome, Pam! 🙂
What a gift these warriors and Glennon have given ME! I donate for all sHERoes–mentioned and unmentioned. Our collective spirit is STRONG! Can you feel it?! I can! What a blessing! THANK YOU!
Done, and it will be matched by my husband’s company. This is dedicated to my mom, who, despite all the crud her body throws at her, refuses to stop being and creating.
Happy Love Flash Mob Day!
Done. In honor of my Dad who left this world 44 days ago and was the first guy who’d do some good. I was watching, listening and learning, Pop.
Holding space, Erin!
Thank you for your heart, G! For organizing us all to lift each other up!
Done done done! I love being a part of this community!
Donating in honor of another true Hero Beth Seifert. Her sacrifices & constant steadfastness throughout her continous struggles is a true testament of her faith human strength & love for her family.
Happy to SHOW UP for our sister warriors!!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this day!
Love, love, love me a Momastery Flash Mob!! Just donated. Thank you Glennon and team for the opportunity.
Thank you for the opportunity to help these women!
Generosity has to be a response to God’s grace! Happy to be a part of this!
Do we get to see the numbers grow? That is my favorite part, usually! I love seeing those numbers rise next to the dollar signs, just like the human beings rise to this occasion with love and grace 🙂
YES!!! I love to see the numbers grow too!! My heart feels like its exploding with joy to see people being lifted up!!
My heart is so full! Thank YOU!
I’m donating in honor of my awesome daughter, Kara, and our sweet grandson Jack who has cerebral palsy. Kara and her husband Mike are a real inspiration to all of us who see them care so lovingly for Jack and his little brother Charlie!
<3 this day. I donated in memory of my Work Mom Patti Uszler. She died last year of breast cancer… but she was my SHEro. Patti fought her cancer every day with her head held high and a smile on her face and love in her heart. She would have done anything for anyone. And she would have LOVED today. I gave her Glennon's book while she was sick… she read it cover to cover.. and never gave it back. Best thing I ever lent out and didnt get back…. Bc I know she loved it. So I made my $25 donation – and its in honor of Patti. <3 spread the love people. Spread the love. <3
Thinking of Pam, today, Ashley! Much love!
I donated in honor of my favorite and most needed Sister.
DEDICATION: VICTORIA B.
I didn’t know what to say about my sheroe, who suffers so much in confidentiality. Nor did I know what to ask for her. I don’t know what needs she needs met, I just know she needs The Love.
So I’m acting in her name today. Victoria – it is my honor to donate in your name. You are one of my biggest sheroes and biggest inspirations. And forever loved by me and all the women you serve wholeheartedly every single day of your life.
Victoria – please see your name here!!
I’m donating in honor or my friend, Elizabeth, a warrior mama to two boys with pretty challenging medical needs. She gives and sacrifices till it hurts and the world is so unfair to her and her family. I wish I had sent in her story to get her rising. I don’t know anyone who deserves a little help more. She’s just incredible.
Thank goodness there are awesome people like this in the world. Makes up for the rest of us!
Donated in honor of the sHeroes above (and the other 173!!), and in memory of my own sHero, Tara O’Connor. Shine On.
Love Wins! I dedicate my donation to three of my sHEROs…Shannon Stover, Stacey Shorter and Connie Cleaver. These women and their families swooped in with love to care for my daughter who has special needs, before she was my daughter, when my husband’s late wife passed away and his load became too heavy. (He also has other children, who are now my family, too!) They helped to care for her every need in every way that they could and continue to be a huge support in her life even now that she has a new Mama in her life. Their love is big and my love and gratitude for them is BIG, too!
This is my favorite day of the year! Even as my mascara flows down my cheeks, this is my FAVORITE day!! I can’t wait to see how we blow this goal out of the water! Wooo Hooo! Love to these warriors!
Stephanie
Donated in honor of my sHERo, Deanna Jent. Ferocious, loving mom and advocate for her autistic son, Andy. Brave enough to tell the truth about having a grown-up child with autism and sharing that truth with the world through her published play, “Falling.”
I’ve been looking forward to this day all week!!! Making my donation has made my day… all my love to the sHERoes!!
Erin Kelly is my daughter and very proud to say, my hero as well. What a wonderful group of people coming together for so many. Good luck!
Donation made, post shared, fingers crossed 🙂
Love wins!!
Thanks for doing this and including my SHERO in the 176! I am thrilled to donate my $25! Life is brutiful! 🙂
Just donated to honor my grandmother who has spent countless hours helping disabled kids rise through therapeutic riding. Love wins!
I love how you do this, Glennon. Thank you for getting us rising together! As a church secretary who doesn’t work full time I do not have a lot of spare change, but I am so happy to be able to give a little bit here and be part of such a wonderful thing!
It’s like Christmas morning! Let’s DO THIS!
This day always hits me right in the feels. Doubly so this year because I’m pregnant and I am feeling EVERYTHING so strongly (a gift, I think, to stretch out and make my heart bigger in preparation of a child, just like my body is stretching out and getting bigger to grow a child). Thank you for letting me help these very worthy mommas.
Much love, Jess!
I LOVE FLASH MOB DAY!!!!!! Jenny, Miranda and Ellie, Joline and Shawn, it’s an honor to ACT for you.
shared…hope the donations are more than doubled!
YAY! One of my favorite days of the year! The world can be so disheartening sometimes, and I love this opportunity to be part of a giant wave of love and community. Thanks for inviting me to be part of it!
LOVE WINS!