TOMS

im sure most of you have heard of TOMS and his shoes. i lurv these shoes and the vision this company has. and lately i have been loving some of the new styles.

currently i own this pair

 while hubby owns this pair 

but both are looking slightly ratty thereby requiring us to each get another pair! {ok so maybe we'll wait till im employed and not studying my life away}

here are a few under consideration for my next pair...

and i love these for my man

while i'm a fan of the more classic look, they do have other kinds to suit multiple styles! 

coral...hmm now thats tempting!

and stripes are always a must

plus they even do sunglasses...for every pair you buy: medical eye treatment, prescription glasses, or eye surgery goes to a person in need. seriously? thats amazing!

now i am frugal, so these shoes tend to be on the pricier side of my shoe budget but when i think im actually buying two pairs and one is going to someone who needs it more, i'm in. plus raising awareness while wearing them continues the perks. 

however, my challenge. one that exceeds TOMS. yes lets go and meet the physical needs of these people, but above that let's show the spiritual hope as well. while these physical needs are pressing, they are in the end temporal and eternal life is possible. so let's go, provide, love, and care for others but let's also share the hope of Jesus! 

[14] How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? [15] And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” [16] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” [17] So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

(Romans 10:14-17)