Fun Free Treats

It's not too late to enter my Giveaway! Just go to :etsyfix.blogspot.com/
and enter your comments to be entered in the Giveaway! What better way to share love this Easter than with some freebies, that you can give away!

Thank you for all who have entered already. Your comments are so fun to read.
Blessings~

GIVE AWAY!!

For those who love FREEBIES...go to this super fun blog, and enter to win the giveaway that my shop is having! The link is: http://etsyfix.blogspot.com/

Post your comment, and you will be entered!

It is an exciting time for PCC as we celebrate our one year anniversary, and continue to grow and learn through life's challenges and joyful rewards.

Thanks for coming along on this journey with me!

Anniversary Sale!

I can hardly believe it myself, but Pear Creek Cottage is celebrating their one year anniversary.

You too can be part of this celebration by receiving a 10% coupon on all items in the shop from now through March 10Th! Just check in at the shop to get the coupon code.

A big thank you to all my customers who helped make my first year such a great experience! I learned so much from all of you, and I appreciate your feedback and comments as they continue to help me strive to do better.

Having this shop has been very rewarding and also lots of hard work! I wouldn't trade the friendships I've made along the way, for truly the relationships that one has is what makes their life rich and successful. So a big hug and thanks to all of you; you know who you are!

Please come by and visit.
Thanks so much~

Hearts to Save Animals

 

DONATE and help SAVE a LIFE:

 

HAVE A HEART FUNDRAISER

How it works:

Donate a dollar.

Put your name on a heart.

Hang your heart on the tree.

 

Where to buy hearts:

Abrios's Brick Oven Restaurant, Chiropractic and Physical Therapy Associates, Friendly Paws Pet Supplies and Grooming, Import House and Lamborn's Studio and Custom Framing for the month of February. Hearts will also be sold at the ACHS February adoption event at the Market on State.

and at Baker Center, Ohio University, Feb 4^th and Feb 15^th.

 

What will this money be used for?

To help the spay/neuter and adoption programs for cats and dogs coordinated by the Athens County Humane Society.

 

Note from Jan~

I was commissioned to make paper hearts for the Athens Humane Society as a fundraiser to help spay and neuter cats and dogs.

 

Who would have thought that a paper heart could help save an animal's life?

 

It was a privilege to work for such a great cause. If you are in their area, please stop by and purchase a heart for $1.00 and help save a "furry friend".

Prayer Bears

I was commissioned to make some special needle-felted prayer bears from a friend who is a marathon runner for Team in Training. Cindy is currently living with her blood cancer but is raising money, awareness and support for others who suffer from this disease.
These special bears were made in honor of Kathy and Caleb. I feel honored and privelaged to be able to remember them and pray for them and to be a very small part of their lives by making these fuzzy reminders that they are being prayed for. Kathy's bear is holding a running shoe and has the "TNT" initials on her bears shirt. Caleb is a lover of the New York Yankee's, so his bear has a felted jersey similiar to that of his favorite team.
Kathy and Caleb, I am so blessed to "know" you through Cindy, and want you to know that I do pray for you.
For those interested, her is Cindy's web page with more info on these two honored hero's!
http://pages.teamintraining.org/dm/pfchangs11/run4one.

Grandma's Rocking Chair

I recently inherited my grandmother's rocking chair. A gift from my parents as I am awaiting the arrival of my first grandchild. What a treasure it has been to have my morning Advent devotional time sitting in my grandmother's chair and...remembering. I am so thankful for her faith in God and the times she sat in her chair, praying for me and the rest of her grandchildren.

As a new season and chapter of my life begin, I ask; "Father in Heaven" that I can be faithful to You as my Grandma was. Help me instill in my grandchildren Your unconditional love for Your creation.

I am so thankful for special memories of my Grandmother and her sitting in her chair. I remember sitting in her lap, I remember sitting at her feet as she would read to my sister and I. I remember playing "chase" around the chair. My grandmother would shuffle her feet on the ground as if to pretend to chase my sister and I, then when we were least expecting it, she would quickly reach out and grab us and hug us.

Now, the adventures continue with a new generation, but same chair. What stories will the chair have to add to it's already existing repitoires? It will be a pleasure to live the stories out!

Surprises

It has been quite sometime since I've posted on my blog. So many changes happening all at once in our lives, that it is hard to keep up on the writing and documenting of them.

We are still anxiously awaiting the arrival of our first grandchild...knowing that when God says, "Today is the day", it will happen.

We were rewarded with a totally unexpected surprise when our son who was recently deployed showed up on our doorstep with out warning. We were thrilled and overjoyed to be able to spend time with him and his family. We are the kind of people who enjoy surprises so this was an A+ experience.

It has been a reminder to me to look around every day and see the surprises that God has all around us. The bird singing a tune in the middle of rain showers, or the black squirrel scurrying up a walnut tree to prepare for his winter. So many "little" things that surround me everyday.

Father God, as we are in the "waiting" and "expecting" period as we anticipate the arrival of our grandchild, I pray that You would give me eyes and ears that are turned and tuned to You, as well as an expectant heart for Your surprises that are abundant.