YOU are amazing and Fun Friday Giveaway #5!

YOU are amazing,

yes you sweet people out there who continue to read my random writings

about how my design work, my faith and my family all converge.

YOU 

have big hearts 

and you have come out of the wood work 

to help sweet Sloan and her family.

Let me share that many of you who have never even met Kate or her daughter

feel compelled to write her, donate scarves, gift cards, hats, socks, 

magazines, snacks and so much more.

My foyer is filled.

Fabulous artists from Charlotte and as far away as the west coast 

have agreed to donate original art for Sloan's hospital room.

One of my blog readers e-mailed today and is part of a Quilter's Guild.

 Their sweet group is creating a quilt just for Sloan!

Bless you Julia and the Charlotte Quilter's Guild.

This kind of love you cannot define.

It means that YOU are being the hands and feet of Jesus.

yes, you.

You are making love transform from a noun to a verb...

YOU have put love into action and you are 

doing unto others as you would have them do to you.

Please continue to lift up sweet Sloan, her parents and the medical team in your prayers.

Sloan's leukemia is so rare that she is the first recorded pediatric patient with this in the world.

We are hopeful that she can also be the first pediatric patient 

to win the battle against this ugly, nasty cancer.

Miracles do happen...remember this one?

Kate asked that anyone in Charlotte who has not been swabbed for bone marrow testing, 
PLEASE go this weekend to St. Gabriel's Church to have that done this weekend. 
More info here on the drive and hope for another leukemia victim Jordan Jemsick.

I promised you a peek of the collage I created for Sloan.

I boo-hooed the entire time I made it, but kept praise music blaring in the studio to keep me sane.

I have been really inspired lately and have been keeping a journal with me at all times 
so when words come to mind...I write them down. 
Lately I have been flooded with ideas and even found an old hymnal 
and shredded the music for a bird nest. 
Wasn't sure why this came to mind and then...
 wouldn't you know that Sloan's scripture for confirmation was this:

Psalm 66:1-2

Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

Sing the glory of His name;

Make his praise glorious!

So I have done a large canvas with a mom bird (Kate) and dad bird (Labron) 

on branches looking over their daughter bird (Sloan) 

in the nest made of hymns and the branches are the scripture. 

I hope they will love it.

You must know, amidst this tragic situation, God's hand is so evident. 

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Ok, as promised, here is this week's give away...

Ready for another try?

This week you could win one of these

STICKY BLOCK NOTES

I designed for Wellspring.

You can see all of the products linked on this post.

Also, just found out that Invitations By Lee 

has some of the Possibilities products in stock here in Charlotte.

They are located right next to Cotswold Marketplace which was mentioned here and here.

SPREAD THE WORD AND HAVE FUN!

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Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo,

Caroline