If you had a word to describe your feelings about diabetes, what would it be?
That’s the question that the folks behind the Diabetes Handprint initiative want to know. They are asking everyone to create a virtual handprint that has the word you’d like to use to help bring awareness to diabetes. In exchange for every virtual handprint made, they will give $5 to one of two diabetic charities.
I chose the word, “blessed.” That might seem like an odd word for someone who has had Type 1 Diabetes for 20 years, but I feel like getting the disease …read more

 
How many of you have ever lost a loved one? Did you find yourself wishing that you had told them that you loved them, more often? Do you wonder what your own children will remember of you after you’ve made the journey to the great beyond? Now you don’t have to wonder.
Our Wednesday bloggy giveaway item is called “Precious Note.” It is an inspiration taken from a dying mother’s wish to leave behind memories for her daughter. The kit contains personalized note cards, a pen, a picture frame and a box to keep the precious notes in. The idea is to …read more