The Gifts that Matter

When Jalen was very small one of his favourite things to do when visiting with me was to crawl under the bed. He would hide there, play there and laugh there!  It was a gift each time I saw him head for my bed and in this photo I crawled under the bed with him.

And, yes it is a very high bed so lots of room underneath!!

Love

CA

Draft one of From the Heart

I shared this photo with you here on September 2nd.  At that time, I was beginning the process of sifting through over 1000 letters looking for the stories we will publish in From the Heart.

I have been very touched by the input I have received from readers of my blog and updates on my facebook page - thanks for all of your help!

After reading each and every letter I have saved, I was able to select close to 100 stories from a collection of letters, cards, e mails and journal entries capturing your thoughts about your own Comfort Heart.

A few days ago I shared the first draft of From the Heart with CBCF and following several draft changes and updates yet to come,  the hard work will begin - the editing and layout of the book.

Our (your) book is taking shape and I wanted to share that with you. The price I pay for asking you to submit your stories when I first wrote about From the Heart in September is that I continue to receive your stories and unfortunately we won't be able to use all of them. I am sure you will understand and I am hopeful that you will be happy with the final result.

I am hoping for a spring or summer 2013 book launch but it is a bit too soon to confirm that.  Stay tuned, and thanks so much for your continued support of the Comfort Heart Initiative and of From the Heart. 

Love,

Carol Ann

Three weeks from today - Christmas Eve

Every year Nova Scotia sends a Christmas tree to Boston - my NS FB friends know why.

Three weeks from this evening children will be hanging their stocking -  so will I actually.

From the heart,

Carol Ann

Jalen's turn...

Jalen loves school and sports!  In the above photo he is doing a bit of 'reviewing' before catching the school bus and on the left is our future NHL player.

Speaking of the NHL - I think I am ending my relationship with "Hockey Night In Canada."  Honestly my love affair with hockey began when I was a teenager but enough is enough.  We are breaking up - damn, that's one more relationship down the drain....

From the heart,

CA

Enjoying quality time...

When Lexi listens to music she plays all of it at the same time...in the picture above most of the animals around her are musical. She fires all of them up and dances with her dolly. How cute is that!

Love it

CA

Decorating part two

 

As soon as the official photos were taken Lexi removed her beautiful red sweater so she could dance with her brother.

Then, she helped Daddy select dance music holding her own small battery operated tree in her hand...you can see the glow from the small tree. 

That small tree in her hand by the way - not such a great idea for someone under two years old. Lexi kept putting it in her mouth so I ended up tucking it away in my suitcase - for another year. 

My bad.

Love

CA

Decorating the Christmas tree

 

 

Trimming the Christmas tree at my son's home each year has become a wonderful tradition for me. Even when I lived in Halifax we were able to pick a date that allowed me to be part of this tradition. I love it.  Lexi.........not so much this year!  I have some great pictures to share with you - in these pictures you will see that she is not all that keen to pose for the family Christmas picture.

Jalen on the other hand has memories of tree trimming each year and he is totally keen to get the tree up. He hangs the first ornament and helps until all decorations are on the tree. 

It is a beautiful tree don't you think?

From the heart,

Carol Ann