Ever totally fall in love with someone’s heart, develop the sweetest friendship over time…and never actually meet face-to-face?
I love those unique heart connections that are made in unlikely ways, triggered by an encouraging email or a business-related phone call from across the miles. It’s those sweet moments that weave two hearts together without groundwork needing to be established, and sometimes without bodies ever needing to physically meet.
Not that the tangible collision of worlds wouldn’t be glorious, but it’s awfully rare when it does.
I’ve had several ‘encounters’ like this over the past few years.
Like that beautiful woman whose “my husband rocks” shirts I fell in love with in the marriage magazine…I emailed her to say, “I love what you’ve done…thank you for celebrating marriage!”, which led to me designing a few shirts for her and a delightful new friendship blossoming. We shared marriage and ‘momma heart’ stories over the phone and I promised to one day design her first baby announcement. 6 years later, I got to do just that…and that baby girl is the picture of perfection and a sweet reminder of God’s faithfulness.
Or like that wonderful woman from Texas who found me during my first year of business, still ripe with child one, attempting to throw designs together in Publisher. Yeah, I know. Publisher. That was 7 years ago. I’ve designed many, many things for her business since (as my design software improved), and she’s encouraged and challenged me as a young entrepreneur along the way. We had the sweetest treat of meeting in the flesh last February when she flew me out to speak at a women’s conference. It was bliss to put a face with the voice, and to seal the friendship with a squeeze.
Then there’s the precious woman who stumbled upon my blog a few years ago while looking for ‘the right’ designer to create ‘the right’ memorial card for her little brother’s funeral. Our hearts instantly connected during this tragic time as we worked together to craft the perfect card to express his style and personality. She has since stepped into the wonderful world of custom design (and she’s rocking it!). I saw this gorgeous photo (below) that she’d taken of the wildflowers her son gave her…and fell in love.
So when she offered it up for me to use, I couldn’t resist.
Welcome June…we’re tickled to have you (almost) here. I’m especially thrilled for the arrival of this 6th month, in part because I get to celebrate my 33rd birthday (and the thirties have proven to be a most fantastic decade so far!!), but mostly because we’re celebrating the release of my very first book. You can get your hands on it here and here, and we’re hoping to get it into bookstores soon, so stay tuned!
*You can enter to win 1 of 5 copies being given away on Goodreads (through June 12), and you can enter to win a copy over at 4 Little Fergusons (through May 31).
Speaking of those little Fergusons…there’s another beautiful heart connection without a face collision. Just love Tonya’s sweet heart!
Thanks sweet Mae for your lovely little blooms that adorn this months wallpaper.
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{Happy June!}
