Christine Ann Webb The Inner Voice of A Mixed Media Artist

I get many opportunities to reach out to people on a daily basis because of my store.

Whether it is when I am teaching a workshop, greeting customers, or just through emails, I get to have that contact.

While going through my processing with my divorce, I have had some pretty low days.

At times, it has been all I can do to get through the day.

I received an email from a sister of a customer who had visited my store when she was in town several years ago.  When I received this email, it was not such a good day for me.

She emailed about trouble she had been having with soldering her pendants under glass.

She had soldered before but it had been a while.  She listed her problems.

I was overwhelmed.   Overwhelmed with my personal issues, overwhelmed with her problems with soldering which are not easy to solve via email…….

But I took a deep breath and started in with my best solutions to her problems.

I got a thank you response for helping her and I thought that was it!

Well, last Sunday (12/7), I decided to go to church.   I have not been to church in a while and my friend had been talking how Crossroads Church, around the corner from me, really helped her through her divorce.

So I went.

The message that Sunday was about Re-Gifting, a 3 part series.  Re-Gifting the gifts that Jesus has given us.  The Re-Gifting subject for that Sunday was about Love.

The pastor had 5 main points about Re-Gifting Jesus' Love for us to others:
1)  Say it to those we love
2) Write it in a note to those we love and appreciate
3) Touch, A simple hug, touch of the hand to those we love
4) Show kindness always to all
5) Celebrate Life & Mourn with those we love

You can hear the full sermon here: http://www.crossroadscolorado.com/
Go to Online Message, Giving the Gift of Love 12/7

When I got home and opened my email, I got this email from Cheryl, the person I had helped solve her soldering problems:

"Thanks Again Christine,

Here are some pendants that i was able to complete, thanks to your help.
 

I had promised our friend, a nun, in a mission in Ethiopia that i would
send some pendants to a woman there for

her to sell to raise some money to help feed her family.  I was able to
fulfill my promise thanks to your help.

You now have a hand in feeding some hungry kids in Ethiopia!  Thanks so
much for taking the time to help me out of 

the hole i dug myself into.  

Have a wonderful holiday!"

Gratefully, cheryl

Pendants by Cheryl Ferris

This confirmed the points of the message, Show Kindness always & Write your appreciation of those who touch your life!

Don't you just love life?!

Take Care,
Christine