First Gleam of Dawn

It’s November! November means cooler weather. November means THREE family birthdays to celebrate. November means Parent-Teacher Conferences at the preschool. November means Christmas shopping, and for our family, it means Ladies’ Shopping Weekend. November means Thanksgiving – the feast, the family, and the overwhelming gratitude. And for the last fifteen years, November has meant it’s time for the Creating Hope 4 Cambodia Sale. I started as a shopper only at the sale, which raises money for some of the most vulnerable young people in Cambodia to stay in school. I had prayed for Cambodia long before the sale started. Shortly after the sale started, I took a trip to Cambodia. This sale and this cause meant a lot to me. One year, the founder asked me if I would like to create a calendar of my bird pictures to sell at the sale. I jumped on board in 2017, selling a 2018 calendar, featuring some of my favorite Minnesota birds. The next year, I sold a calendar with nature pictures rather tha