As I was writing the re-cap post about the Mother’s Day Charity Brunch, it quickly grew long.  Because of that, I thought it best to share my thank you’s here on a separate post.  Truly, so many people blessed this event with their support, love and faith.  First of all, I am so grateful to Marie Holleman, my business partner at RevolutionMotherhood.com, for suggesting this idea.  She created a similar event held in Houston, Texas at the same time as ours here in Utah.

Next, I want to express deep appreciation for my Assistant, Shazia.  I couldn’t have dreamed up a more perfect Assistant.  She is phenomenal and was extraordinary in helping me put together the Mother’s Day Charity Brunch.  The craziest part came when I asked her randomly if she’d like to help me with a charity event I was coordinating to benefit orphans in Bulgaria, to which she then told me that her boyfriend, Venko, grew up as an orphan in Bulgaria.  From that point forward, we never questioned why we were meant to work on this event together.  Thank you, Shazia (pictured below in between her mother and Venko who is also next to his mother, Chelsea)!

As with so many things in my life, I am extremely grateful to have been able to share this event with my family.  My grandma joined us for the Mother’s Day Charity Brunch, even though it was her birthday *wink*.  My amazingly supportive mom went above and beyond for me, like always (I’m so grateful!).  She baked scrumptious breakfast cookies for every attendee and helped me fill all of the gift bags the night before, as well as helped me connect this event to several fabulous sponsors.  It was such a blessing to have her support and talents.  My sweet sister-in-law, Crystal, joined us for the event, also, bringing my darling, miracle niece, Libby (whom I was able to hold for the very first time at the event).

Funny sidenote: this picture is evidence of why I always considered myself to be tall growing up.  Turns out, I’m just part of a short family (I’m only like 5’4″ or so).

I got a kick out of watching my grandma interact with Garrett (especially since she is only half his size).

I’m also very grateful for Kelly King Anderson, my dear friend, who is always so supportive, cheering me on (she bought her ticket to the event – the first one sold – within minutes of me making them available for sale online).  Also, every speaker who participated in the Mother’s Day Charity Brunch came into my life through me first getting to know Kelly three years ago.  Her friendship and sisterhood has blessed and continues to bless my life in miraculous ways. Along with Kelly, I’m deeply grateful for my dear friend, Calli, who was such a strength to me in creating this event, especially during the last two weeks of preparation leading up to it.  She baked dozens of incredible cinnamon and orange rolls for all of the attendees and – most importantly – kept me “sane” and on the path to creating this event.

Above all, I am most grateful to the loving support of my amazing husband, Randy.  How truly blessed I am to be adored by him.  The Mother’s Day Charity Brunch would have been impossible without his support and faith in me and what was being created.

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