toothbrushes for daughters... bloom cupcakes for us...

This morning we headed back to Daughters to drop off some of the toothbrushes donated by my dentist. We also got a shoulder neck massage by some of the “daughters” who were being taught spa skills. Can’t say it was the best massage I’ve ever had, but we were just happy to support these girls however we could.

Rainbow cupcake!

We then headed back to Bloom Café to have the meeting that had been rescheduled from Friday. We met with Karin, an American who has been volunteering with them for almost a year, who took us on a tour of their building to meet and see what the girls were up to. We saw them hard at work, making cakes, decorating them, creating edible ornaments that were so cute (gearing up for Easter so little eggs and ducks and really intricately, pain-stakingly detailed sugar fondant creations). In Jenny's words, it really is neat how they are using the concept of creating such beautiful We also had the privilege of meeting Ruth, the founder of Bloom... how blessed we were to have been able to meet with her. How thankful we were to She is indeed an amazing woman... a truly passionate, outgoing, and someone who acts upon her convictions. There’s no good way to summarize how both Jenny and I felt during and after our conversation with her... but both of us were so blessed, encouraged, and inspired by her and their work. We bought a few more cupcakes to go and then we had to rush off to our next appointment.