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Way to go Diana!
Isn't it great how helping others makes us feel so much better about ourselves! It's usually a really great investment.

We rented from a family for a while who had 11 kinds. Needless to say they didn't have a lot of money for clothes for that many, so the kids pretty much lived in wore out hand me downs. My kids on the other hand were pretty lucky in that respect, so when they outgrew some of their nicer items after only wearing them once or twice, we started bagging them up and giving it to them.

One time we took them some of Katies clothes just before Christmas and one of their girls who they fit perfectly was so happy to get them! She'd been hoping for a new dress for her church Christmas pagent, but said she knew better than to expect one... so when she reached in the bag and found a velvet dress Katie had wore once and a new winter coat that was dressy and very fashionable, she just squealed, hugged them to her and ran off to try them on. I too felt like tearing up at her reaction.

What's kind of cool is that now Katie and Josh are renting from the same couple and they bend over backwards to be helpful and good landlords. It has definitely come full circle.