THANK HEAVENS for Support!

Oh my, my journey through life has brought so many wonderful people into my life and Grace is one of those people.  We met for dinner last night and we counted up how many Pressed Clovers books she has gotten over the years and counted eleven!  And we missed one so it's really 12!! Holy cow, 12 books!  She has believed in me from the very first, before I was actually making books for anyone.

Grace and I worked together for several years, but it's since we've both left that organization that we've become close. On my way to meeting her yesterday, I stopped into our local library and found the perfect book for her (our local library sells gently used donated books or books that are being removed from the stacks). The inscription I added said, "Dear Grace, Thank you for always supporting and believing in my dreams." And this is so true.

So thankful for people like this in my life.  They want to see you soar and will do everything in their power to see you get there. :)

Inspiration

Most of us who have decided to throw ourselves and our work out there into the world, nervous and hoping we'll be liked, have had a friend cheering us on all the way. This person is Paulene for me. She opened her own store, Leen Machine, and is really marvelous. Her designs are awesome and she has really pushed herself outside of her comfort zone.


The cards Paulene made for me to give to my niece!

She was my cheerleader right off the bat! Every chance she gets, she's telling me to go for it. Without her, I'm not sure I'd have the guts to have joined Etsy and tried my hand at selling.



I'm so exited I was able to see her today! Paulene lives about 1.5 hours from me and you'd think we'd see each other more frequently, but every visit is a treat. I leave feeling like I can actually do this! She's a very special person and I'm so thankful to call her friend! :)