"matters of the heart"...
seems like SUCH an appropriate title for sharing several very different things...
all of which effect my heart in some way...
warms my HEART...
friendship...one of the side benefits of blogging and other social media.
i've been able to "meet" some extraordinary people since the start of my blog.
people from all over the world, actually.
some of them are readers who merely reach out and leave a comment.
some are people whose blogs i follow personally and derive inspiration from.
and others are often found through a mutual interest of some sort.
that's how i met renee.
many of you know how much i adore rhonna farrer - a digital designer & a household name in the scrapbooking industry.
some how....
i met renee...aka: craftymom123
regardless of the specific details on how this friendship came to be...
the important thing is that it "came to be".
we've corresponded back and forth through my blog as well as my twitter account...
leaving encouraging messages and always "checking in".
a few months back, i sent a little gift to renee.
last week...
renee sent a little gift to me...
a housewarming gift, actually.
the handmade card...
the personalized towels & notebook...
SO sweet...
and with so much thought behind it.
thank you renee...
i'm so thankful for the kindness, generosity, friendship and thoughtfulness of others.
it warms my heart.
be still my heart...
literally...
don't know if you noticed...
things were quiet here on the blog last week?
only one post all week.
i have a good excuse.
see these socks?
these were complimentary during my one night stay at the hospital.
yeah.
an unexpected stay after an irregular ekg at my doctor's office.
because i had a heart catheterization and an ablation done in 2002...
no worries though.
everything turned out good & i'm home now.
the assumed cause?
• underlying worry over clara's upcoming cardiologist appointment
• lack of sleep
• an overabundance of caffeine consumption in this form
• and the one we are all too familiar with....stress.
a happy heart...
photos from customers/readers
nothing makes me more happy than to get photos back from customers/readers.
specifically photos using the products i've created to help make their celebration extra special.
needless to say my heart was DEFINITELY happy seeing this....
thanks for sharing this heather!
everything turned out beautiful for reagan's 6th birthday!!
soothes my heart...
there.
i said it.
i can't keep her underwraps any longer.
the "amazing artist" & the "secret interview" i've mentioned a couple of times?
yes...
this is her...
AND...
well...
here's a peek at her dreamy, soothing, beautiful art...
and there's SO much more to see.
i don't want to give too much more away...
the interview isn't quite ready to share yet...
but i assure you...
it will be worth the wait.
and because i know you will react similarly to me...
(anxious to begin a personal collection)...
there might...
just might...
be a fabulous giveaway associated with the upcoming interview.
so there you have it.
"matters of the heart"...
all wrapped up in a nice little package this monday morning.
i hope we'll all be inspired to reach out to others...
take better care of ourselves...
fill our day with happiness...
and fill our surroundings with beautiful things...
today and everyday, for that matter.
i hope you all are well...
it's good to be back!
KEEPING IT REAL
i've got a collection of photos sent in by customers/readers that i really need to share.
i hope to have them posted this week.
i may have played down the whole hospital thing - casually throwing it into the middle of this post...
in fact, i hesitated even sharing it because i enjoy keeping things "light", "pretty" and "inspiring" around here.
but...
if i'm going to keep things real with you - it wasn't really an option NOT to touch on it at all...
now was it? *wink*
i assure you, it wasn't pleasant and i hope to never travel down that road again.