Showing posts with label milagro bracelet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label milagro bracelet. Show all posts

Saturday, July 9, 2011

The Blessing of Giving More Than Expected...

Sometimes I am asked why I am doing what I am doing - and especially since it has not been a money maker....


There is a part of my soul that yearns for expression and sharing.  I created 6 milagro bracelets for a bride recently and went to very much extra work creating special cards for their presentation.  I will share with you what she wrote to me:


 " The items I received were so far beyond what I expected...I ordered the milagros for my bridesmaids and not only were they even more perfect in person, she made me beautiful cards to give my girls and even included a bracelet for me as a gift for my wedding. I was literally brought to tears when I opened my package."


For me this was well worth it on so many levels!  No, I don't know this lady and likely never will.  But to make someone happy like that and know that she connected with what I am trying to do gives me something money can't!




There is a quote I want to share: 


"We are all God's instruments who do our little bit and pass by. I believe that the way in which an act of kindness is done is as important as the action itself." ~ Mother Teresa


I am no Mother Teresa by any stretch, but I have known, really known, the joy of giving more than expected.  Sometimes it can seem thankless, but in that case it gives one a chance to remember why you are doing a thing - not for reward, but for the intrinsic blessing of it.



Saturday, June 11, 2011

A miracle for Connecting Borders and a Milagro Bracelet hard at work!

Yesterday ticket sales were not what they should have been for the High Maintenance Bitch fashion show in Seattle, proceeds going to Connecting Borders (non-profit) benefitting an orphanage in Peru.

I decided to wear my new Milagro bracelet in the hopes that they would sell enough tickets so there wouldn't be a loss.  I said prayers, rubbed the little milagro and waited.  No phone call about anything....

This morning I got a wonderful phone call from my daughter saying they SOLD OUT of tickets and that everyone had a wonderful time!! 

I listed one of the bracelets on Etsy yesterday, too, before I knew.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75742454/vintage-milagro-leather-bracelet-wire

I am including an Amazon link to the book where I got the idea...