I've done relatively well throughout this experiment, so far. On Sunday, I had to wear other items out of my 7 because I had a job interview. In consulting with my co-7ers, they all seemed to agree that I should dress accordingly for an interview and nothing in my "7" screamed ""appropriate for an interview. {Side note, the interview went very well...but the salary they offered just isn't going to work right now.}
I resumed my normal 7 wardrobe yesterday. Snugged up warm and cozy in the house with my family as Hurricane Sandy made her way through. This morning, I went onto Facebook and read this post by a friend of mine:
"One of our ATA families and friends lost everything in a fire in their home last night during the hurricane. An Immediate need is clothing for the family: boy (size 7-8), mom (size 8-10), dad (size l-Xl). If you can pull anything together, they need it! You can drop off donations at ATA Royersford at 70 Buckwalter Rd. Royersfors (where Chik Fil A is). THANK YOU!!!"
Reading this tugged at me both emotionally and physically. Emotionally, my heart hurt so bad for this family that lost EVERYTHING! Everything?! Can you imagine? Physically, I got off my couch and went right up to my room and started tearing through my drawers and closets. I couldn't stop thinking "THIS is a sign from God. This is all happening right smack in the middle of my clothing experiment." I started piling everything up and just kept praying. I prayed for the family who lost everything and I praised God that I had the exact size clothing needed for the Mom who lost everything and Chad's clothes are the same as the need for the Dad. Chad has a limited wardrobe already, but I was able to grab 5 items for the dad.....and 28 items for the mom (not including about 10 or so pairs of socks). I immediately drove the two bags of clothes to the drop location.
This has weighed so heavily on my heart. I was very easily able to grab TWENTY EIGHT items to give away at the drop of a hat. Talk about excess! This was my true wake up call throughout this experiment. Thank the Lord for this message today.
Please say a prayer for everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy....particularly the local family who lost their home to a fire during this disaster.