• I know what it’s like

    I know what it’s like

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    I know what it’s like to grow up feeling like you had no one: that you couldn’t trust anyone. To grow up in fear of loss or being hurt again. I know what it’s like not being accepted and being neglected. I understand brokenness and loneliness. I know what it feels like to feel all…

  • Website Overhaul

    Website Overhaul

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    Our website has recently changed in a big way (a good way). After a lot of prayer and conversations we’ve finally changed it to be about our ministry instead of just a shop. It has been on my heart for years to start a ministry for children who have suffered from abuse, sexual abuse, neglect,…

  • Storybook Characters

    Storybook Characters

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    I’ve finally finished adding the Character Animals segment to my portfolio on the website. Each character has their own little story that we’ve been working on. If you’d like to read their introductions you can find them here. Some of the characters are more developed than others but we at least have their background story…

  • Big dogs for big hugs

    Big dogs for big hugs

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    I’ve been working my big dogs (I don’t have a name for them yet), trying to work out the final designs and my daughter figured out baby clothes fit on them.

  • Gummy Bears

    Gummy Bears

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    I’m still working on getting the site up. It’s slow going but we’ll get there. In the meantime I thought I would share some photos of a few of our gummy bears.

  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

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    I recently introduced the kids to Snoopy, Woodstock, and the rest of the Peanuts gang, which they have absolutely loved. They then requested their own mini Snoopy dolls, which I did make but didn’t get photos before they ran off with them. Then I tried my hand at designing a mini Woodstock! I think he…