This is going to sound SO cheesy, but I had to come here and rave, I'm sure it's something you all know anyway, but needed to share..I got an envelope in the mail today and the return address was for the Faiola-Renoud Family in Bellingham, WA. When my husband brought it in, he said "Who the heck is that?" and I just started to cry, before I even knew what was in it. When I opened it, I found something that could not have come at a better time. There was a square bristol board that says "be generous. seek freedom. let it be easy." This will be going on my fridge. There was also a little book called Bits & Pieces and as I opened it and started flipping through, I cried more as I realized that some of the sayings, inspirations or proverbs had marks beside them. As I was reading those ones that were highlighted, I understood how they could apply to me and how someone such as Anne-Marie could see tha they would apply to me with what she knows of my background. As I dug a little deeper into the envelope, I found the sweetest hand written note 'From the Desk of Jamisen's Mommy'.
I've been struggling lately in my personal and business life, this month is the 6 month anniversary of the death of my son (he died Feb 3 at 3 1/2 months old) and it is also the 18 month anniversary of the death of my daughter (Feb 26 2011 @ 4 months old). My almost 4 year old daughter has been having a difficult time with all of this, as well as sharing her mommy with her 10 month old sister (they were twins). I have through reading posts on soapqueen shared a bit of my story, but this for sure proves that Anne-Marie reads replies, as well as goes the extra mile for people. I hope one day I'm able to meet such and amazing woman.
I'm sure she'll probably come across this as well, so I'd like to take the chance to be able to say a heartfelt thank you! Sometimes what we see as the smallest gesture really can change someone elses life.
Incase you all didn't already know how amazing Anne-Marie is, now you do. Thank you for letting me share it with you all