I’m so honored and humbled to be surrounded by givers. I’m always so amazed (but not shocked!) at how willing you are to give in such tangible ways. You continue to blow me away with the Expecting Campaign. A special thank-you to those of you–T, K, A–who gave $ to ship boxes of books this week.

And I’m so excited to start doing some Fund-raising in Faith for some precious, exploited children in Cambodia. (We took our Coins 4 Cambodia to Coinstar today–$24.90! Not a ton, but hoping it buys lots of snacks.)

And I know so many of you have already given to help the hurting in Haiti. We gave here.

I wanted you to know where the Expecting books have gone. I’m so thrilled that so many of you are a part of this, and I hope and pray we’ll get to see some fruit. Until then, we’ll just trust and pray that God gets all kinds of glory.

Light in the City (Estonia)

Missionaries in India

Severna Park Pregnancy Clinic (Severna Park, Maryland)

Compassion Pregnancy Center (Clinton Twp, Michigan)

Flint Crisis Pregnancy Center (Flint, Michigan)

Pregnancy Care Center of Union County (Marysville, Ohio)

Elizabeth’s Hope (Waverly, Ohio)

Crossroads Crisis Pregnancy Center of Nanaimo Society (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)

Pregnancy Decision Health Center (Columbus, Ohio)

Hi-Point Women’s Center (Bellefontaine, Ohio)

Miami Valley Women’s Center (Xenia, Ohio)

Miami Valley Women’s Center (Kettering, Ohio)

Promise House (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Ark-La-Tex Crisis Pregnancy Center (Shreveport, Louisiana)

Liberty Godparent Home (Lynchburg, Virginia)

Teen MOPS, Easthaven Baptist Church (Kalispell, Montana)

Pregnancy Help Center (Katy, Texas)

Dallas Pregnancy Resource Center (Dallas, Texas)

You’ve donated a total of 279 books (!!!), and 224 have been delivered so far. That’s amazing. When I think of how many women’s lives are going to be touched, I get all choked up.

Yet, when I think of how much hurt and need is out there, it makes my heart ache. I’m trusting God to take our small offering and multiply it as only He can.

And on an unrelated, personal note, I’ve had a hard time trusting God this week in a certain area of my life. Even after all that Zoo Provision, I still have this horrid habit of thinking that if I don’t see a way, there must not be one. Please pray that my faith will be strengthened, and that I’ll trust my loving, knowing God absolutely and completely.

Can I pray for you this weekend?

I like to read Proverbs 3:28 when I speak to groups of married women about sex. “Do not say to your neighbor, ‘Come back later; I’ll give it tomorrow’–when you now have it with you.”

Fun verse, huh. So, maybe that wasn’t the intent of the original Hebrew. I don’t think God minds.

I had the BEST time tonight. I spoke to the super-cool, way-awesome MOPS group of First Baptist Church in Kettering, OH, and they blew me away. So sweet, so kind, so fun. They just really made me feel all loved and cozy. THANK YOU, girls. What a great night!!

And I can’t wait for you to start leaving comments about getting your homework done! Who’s going to be first??

I got to see Beth and Gwen–two gals I met at church camp when we were in high school. And Holly, a gal who has heard The Sex Talk before at another MOPS group and came to hear it again. Ha! I love it!

I’m so thankful that God has given me such neat opportunities to do what I love and bring Him glory at the same time. Praying He touched your hearts, ladies! And I prayed through your requests and will again. Thanks for sharing them with me.

In other news, I have more Expecting books signed and ready to send! Woohoo! If you’d like to sponsor the shipping costs for either a box of 16 ($11) or an envelope of 5 ($4), please let me know! I need 3 sponsors at $11 and 4 at $4. EDIT (4:30pm): We’re all set! THANK YOU!

If you’re new here and aren’t sure what I’m talking about, check out this post.

Some of you asked if I’m accepting donations for more books. Not yet. I need to get the difference made up (between the $5 donated and the $8.25 cost of the book) first. Does that make sense? I’m hoping in a few weeks!

Short and sweet today! Speaking of short, I’d love to know how tall you are. I’ll start. I used to think I was 5′10″, but I think I’ve shrunk to 5′9″.

How about you? How short are you?

I’ve got a special offer for 3 people who want to help out with shipping costs to send Expecting books to pregnancy centers AND want to bless some young (or not) married gals this Christmas (and Valentine’s Day and the next three holidays after that…).

I have some lonely (and unopened) boxes of Blushing Bride books sitting up in my closet. There are 44 books to a box. For a donation of $60 toward the Expecting campaign, I’ll send you a box. Use them however you’d like. Bridal shower party favors. Donate them to your church’s pre-marital ministry. Hand them out to college students. Sell them at your next garage sale.

First 3 people to e-mail me or message me on facebook or twitter, they’re yours (free shipping). SO excited about what God is doing with these Expecting books! Thanks for being a part of it!

Before I get to the awesome Expecting stuff, I’m speaking at a Ladies’ Tea today at 2:00pm at a church just down the country road from where my Grandma used to live (she’s in a nursing home now). I’m super-excited because Mom and Dad are picking Grandma up and bringing her to the Tea. The last time Grandma heard me speak was over four years ago. And I hate to say this, but this could be the last time she hears me speak. So, it’s going to be pretty special for me. And pretty emotional, I’m afraid.

I would love your prayers–that God will be glorified, Grandma will be tickled, and the rest of the women will be impacted for Him. Thank you!

And now! Here are the names of the centers that have already received their books (or will soon because they’re in the mail) and the names I wrote in the books. I’m going to start from the beginning one last time. From here on out, I’ll just pick up where I left off. 93 books have been sent out of 224 (!) donated. I’m waiting on a shipment of books from the publisher right now.

Light in the City (pregnancy center in Estonia–the country)– Donna, Emily, Amanda, Sarah and Rebecca.

Missionaries in India– Stephanie and Daniel (2), Sarah, Anne and Nicco, Conny, Kaye, Val, David and Rhonda

Severna Park Pregnancy Clinic (Severna Park, Maryland)– Lisa, Elizabeth, Sandi, Matt, Jessica, Living Proof Ministries

Compassion Pregnancy Center (Clinton Township, Michigan)– Tami (4), Shari (2), Sarah, Mary, Ann, Bethany, Gail, Kelli, Kandice, Liz, Rachele, Elizabeth

Flint Crisis Pregnancy Center (Flint, Michigan)– Kristen, Margaret, Kimberly, Donna (3), Anne and Nicco (3), Living Proof Ministries, David (2), Tami (4)

Pregnancy Care Center of Union County (Marysville, OH)– Rhonda, Kaye, David (2), Rebecca, Sandi, Kimberly, Morgan (2), Tammy, Amanda, Melissa (2), Chuck, Amy (2)

Crossroads Crisis Pregnancy Centre of Nanaimo Society (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)– Karen (2), Lindsey (2), Rhonda (2), Tami (2), Elizabeth

Elizabeth’s Hope (Waverly, OH)– David, Elizabeth (2), Sandi (2), Lindsey (2), Chuck (2), Bethany, Patti (5), Kathi

Praising God for His awesomeness!

Working on boxes for Centers in Virginia, Louisiana, Ohio, Arkansas, California and Illinois. Again, if you have personal connections with a pregnancy center near you (or not near you), please let me know!

If you’re interested in sponsoring a box (paying for shipping–$10.35), contact me. (I think my e-mail form is working now.) And you can absolutely still donate books for $5 apiece here.

Have a great weekend, friends!