Hey everyone!
I’m so excited about this. My mom is a fantastic artist over at Sparrow’s Journey by Heather Santos (first link is her blog, second link is her Facebook). She’s a self-taught artist, which is even cooler. She uses her art as an outlet for her thoughts and emotions…and it shows through powerfully in each piece she does.
She recently (January) made Truth Cards for the Brave Girls Club, which were sent to the Philippines as little notes of encouragement to women who were rebuilding their lives after being trapped by poverty (or force) into human trafficking. (They teamed up with Full Circle Exchange to help these women get into lifestyles and careers that would support their families and take them out of the sex trafficking industry for good.)
But as more and more of her customers in the U.S. started asking for these cards, she realized something…
Women and men EVERYWHERE need words of encouragement, just like these.
And that’s where I come in to the story…
She asked me to create some encouraging words to put on cards that she would paint the backgrounds for.
So I wrote down things that I need to hear, things that I’ve been told in the past, things that I tell myself every day to keep me going, whispers from my Creator that comfort me…and this is the product.
There are several more designs (and sayings) available in her etsy shop (including some more suited for men). They are only $5.50 (free shipping!) and they make a great gift. My mom and her coworkers even handed these out to girls on campus on Valentine’s Day. She said they seemed happy and touched–and I’m convinced that they are keeping these cards close by, for reference. 😉
So if you know anyone who needs encouragement, or if you know that you need one of these around to encourage you (like I do), then consider stopping by.
Because everyone deserves to know that they are loved. That’s what we humans were made for, anyways!
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