| Just the other day I had a yard sale. I scoured | | | | them and who won't have to pay. Shoes should be |
| through my cupboards and closets searching for | | | | the least of the people's worries. There are plenty of |
| gently used items to sell. Thoughts ran through my | | | | organizations that will take your used shoes, find out |
| mind like, "have I used this in the last six months?", | | | | which one is the best and easiest for you. Most |
| and "how much could I get for this". The last place I | | | | organizations will take any shoes; work shoes, boots, |
| went to was my closet; for someone who has | | | | sandals, children shoes; you name it and they'll take it. |
| "nothing to wear" I sure have a lot of clothes. I | | | | As long as they aren't totally unusable and destined |
| looked at my shoe racks, yes pleural, and thought, | | | | for the trash can. They need to have some use left |
| "Hmmm, maybe I could get rid of some of these". As | | | | in them as they will protecting the feet of someone |
| I looked at each pair, I began to feel guilty at the | | | | who desperately needs them somewhere in the |
| amount of shoes I've acquired. I pared down to the | | | | world. I was so excited to find the organization that I |
| necessities and the rest I pulled out to sell. | | | | donated my shoes too! I've also made a decision to |
| Fast forward to one week post yard sale; I now | | | | stop at yard sales and find more shoes, buy them |
| have left over stuff that didn't sell. As I make my | | | | and donate them to this cause. The shoes will go to |
| piles for different organizations I begin to think about | | | | kids and adults in both America, as we have a great |
| my shoes. How fortunate I am to have shoes, and | | | | need here, as well as globally. |
| the abundance of shoes. There are so many people | | | | Thank you deeply for donating your old shoes. I |
| who go without and here I am looking at shoes to | | | | know those who get the shoes we donate are |
| donate. I decided I didn't want to donate these | | | | blessed beyond belief, and they live healthier lives |
| shoes to an organization that was going to sell them | | | | because of it. Thank you! |
| for profit; I want these to go to people who need | | | | |