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Can I just say...I love Karen Kingsbury! Love her writing...love to read her series about the fabulous Baxter family...love that she so beautifully captured the journey of loss and grief a family endures when a baby dies...love that she cared enough to write about it in her book, Summer...love that when I read her books I can't stop, and read all night (Tim does not love that)...love her! I especially love that when I recently wrote to her to thank her for bringing awareness to the journey of families who lose a child, and for accurately representing bereaved parents, she wrote back. (It was actually her sister and assistant who wrote back...but still!) And when I shared a little about my own family's journey with her and the ministry that God has given us to comfort bereaved families, she decided to add our website as a link on her website! So, I loved her before...I love her even more now. And I'm so grateful she is willing to help us reach out to more families in need by listing our website. Her writing is evidence that she truly cares about showing the love of Jesus to those in need. If you haven't read her work, I highly recommend it. I'll warn you, if you start reading a book in the series, you will want the entire series at hand, so that you don't have to wait to see what happens next! So...visit her website: www.karenkingsbury.com (Oh...and while you are there, click on Karen's Links and look under Losing a Baby. Yeah...it says Sufficient Grace). Thank you, Karen...for taking us on amazing journeys with your characters who have become so real to us. And thank you...for caring about those with broken hearts and lost dreams who grieve for their precious babies. Thank you.
I recently also "met" (online) two lovely Christian sisters at: Mom's Moments. Thank you Melanie and Anna for the work you do to encourage and reach out to women, sharing the love and hope we have in Jesus.
Praying for...
Sweet Stacy (He Will Carry Me), for God's continued sufficient grace as He carries her and Spencer through this season of sorrow.
Megan at The Greatest Blessing...for the Lord's continued comfort and provision for all of her needs. Megan, I am so grateful for your willing heart to serve the Lord and to reach out to grieving families. He will bless your obedience.
Miss Amy at Chapters...that the Lord will abundantly meet all of her needs and that she would be blessed by the plans He has for her.
My dear friend, Dinah, who is battling cancer with more grace than I've ever witnessed. How great is our God?!
...And for so many others walking the journey of loss, hope, and healing as they grieve for their precious babies.
We were able to send out more than 135 Dreams of You Memory Books to grieving parents in 2008! Comfort Bears, made by the wonderful ladies from Helping Hands Ministry, were also given to fill the empty arms of hurting mothers. Beautiful memorial bracelets created by Marlene Carpenter were given to mothers and babies. And several babies in the United States (and a few in Canada) were given gorgeous hand made gowns thanks to the talents and generosity of Cindy Roller...babies who may not have had something beautiful to wear for their brief time on Earth otherwise. Thank you for your part in blessing and comforting these families!
What we're working on right now...
* Preparing end-of-2008 financial records for Sufficient Grace
* Preparing for Winter 2009 newsletter The Women's Edge
* Quarterly Ministry Meeting/Work Day January 23, 2009
* Will (hopefully) begin building project to create recording studio in our basement and re-start Dreams of You CD project in the spring
* Continue efforts to meet with hospitals and communicate the needs of bereaved parents and the need for tangible memories...sharing our Dreams of You Memory Book
* Looking to expand our burial/baby gown division and seeking volunteers with exceptional and preferably professional sewing ability.
* Hope to have online ordering and donating set up soon on blog and/or website
* Praying the Lord's wisdom, provision, and guidance for fundraising and possible grant options to fund projects
Please continue to pray for the needs of Sufficient Grace Ministries, as we seek to serve the Lord...offering comfort and hope to those who grieve. Thank you to everyone who has supported and prayed for us so faithfully.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort that we ourselves have received from God. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
1 comment:
I too love Karen Kingsbury! I have read every book of hers that I can get my hands on... that is so wonderful that she is so real and actually reaches out and cares for those the Lord leads across her path, but I really didn't expect any different, you can tell what kind of heart she has from reading her books.
You have a wonderful ministry... I hope to come back some time soon and spend lots more time reading your site...
Blessings!
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