Happy summer everyone! I hope you all are having a great time relaxing, working, playing, vacationing, etc! We just got back from a fun family trip to the beach and on our way back stopped to celebrate my grandma's 90th birthday and see my newest baby nephew for the first time!!! It was such a sweet and memorable trip! Also, as a gift for my birthday, my sister gave me some adorable earrings from one of my favorite ethical jewelry companies, Starfish Project!
Their company name comes from an old story called The Starfish Parable which goes like this...
"One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high tide. As he walked he came upon a young boy who was eagerly throwing the starfish back into the ocean, one by one.
Puzzled, the man looked at the boy and asked what he was doing. Without looking up from his task, the boy simply replied, 'I’m saving these starfish, Sir'.
The old man chuckled aloud, 'Son, there are thousands of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make?'
The boy picked up a starfish, gently tossed it into the water and turning to the man, said,
'I made a difference to that one!'"
This story encompasses what Starfish Project is all about, restoring hope and saving exploited women one by one, rescuing them from lives of destruction, counseling them, teaching them job skills and employing them so they can create new lives of hope and freedom! Check out this page on their website to learn even more and read actual stories from girls whose lives have been changed by the Starfish Project!
The Starfish Project teams go into brothels in Cambodia and offer medical support, educational training and gifts to the exploited women. These are all tangible ways for the team to build their trust. Once they have built rapport with these women, they offer them job training, employment and a way out of their hopeless situations. Every month, they serve over 400 women during their visits to the brothels! Isn't that amazing?! I especially love that every purchase from the Starfish Project includes a hand signed card from the woman who's life is being transformed by creating your jewelry.
And as you can see, their jewelry is high quality and super cute!! I have always loved statement earrings and have been especially obsessed lately with tassel earrings. Starfish Project has tons of different tassel earrings in every color and style imaginable! Now at first glance, you might think that their jewelry is a bit on the pricier side, but I have an easy way for you to save! If you have Instagram, go follow the Starfish Project account (starfish_project) and check their Instagram stories because they have discount coupon codes for their jewelry almost every day!! Plus, their stories are always fun, entertaining and we all love saving money, right?
I hope that you all are inspired by the work of Starfish Project and remember that you can and do make a difference! Be encouraged friends! Remember, one smile, one listening ear, one act of kindness, one purchase can change someone's life. You never know how much a little thing can mean to someone else. Don't get overwhelmed by the enormity of the problems in this world, love people like Jesus did and show them that you care about their wellbeing and that will make a difference.
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