Isn’t anticipation delicious sometimes?
You know what I mean. You can remember it. Perhaps it was the night before a first date with someone who made your heart go pitter-pat. Maybe it was as you awaited the birth of your child. Maybe it was while you planned for your dream vacation.
I’m experiencing something like those nights long ago when I was a child. I have the thrill of the eve before Santa Claus visited. I have the antsy, can’t sit still, heart thumping thrill of wonder. Monday is a day I’ve waited for all year. It’s a day that will be a gift for me, as we give to others.
On Monday, several of us are going to drive to a summer camp for children (it’s called Camp Sanguinity) to deliver 140 afghans made by volunteers from around the world. The children who will receive them either have cancer, or have a sibling with cancer. You can see those afghans on my Flickr page. Though the photographs aren’t exceptional, every afghan is. Every afghan is filled with love. Scroll through the entries at Share A Square to see some of the squares up close.
More than 400 people around the globe participated. Only five of us get to see the children as we give the afghans. I wish there could be many more of us. I wish that everyone who helped could be there, but you will all be with us “in spirit.”
I want to show you one of the bags that was in a package I got from Barbara this weekend. She collected bags to give to the children, so that they can preserve the name tags that are on their afghan squares (each child will have at least 48 tags from the different people who participated). I opened the box and squealed like a girl as I held each bag in my hand. This is only one of the bags. I hope Barbara will come in here and tell us who made it!:
You see the lovely crochet? But, that isn’t all! Open the bag and there is a box covered with needlepoint:
Isn’t that beautiful? But, that isn’t all!!! Open the box and there is more needlepoint!
Do you see why I weep with joy and anticipation?
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The Share A Square project has ended, and the afghans were delivered on July 7th, 2008. Although we will not continue that project, an exciting NEW endeavor, called the Good Medicine Project is in progress for summer camp 2009. We hope you will join us.]
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I´ll be there with my mind. Hugs!
Those bags are lovelly!
lolas last blog post..Shelly, ¡lo has conseguido! Eres una persona formidable.
Ohhhh, you must be so excited!!!! How cool! Please take pictures and tell us all about it ASAP!
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All of the bags were so lovely!
The one you’ve shown was from Noriko. If you click the url in my name here you will see a photo of all the bags she sent. Gorgeous stuff! She also sent the postcards and the origami.
thanks for letting me be a part of this. I am EVER so disappointed that I cannot come to help deliver.
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barbaras last blog post..da moosies for those who asked >..
How marvelous! Fabulous afghans and beautiful memory bags. What a gift for the campers. How wonderful that it all came together!
Enjoy your Monday!
You gave us a gift as big as the one you are presenting to the children: an excuse, an opportunity to share love with a stranger. You got us up off our duffs.
I’m there with you in spirit, so if you do something more off the wall than usual, it was probably me projectig.
You do rock, the children are going to be grinning.
Marcias last blog post..I can see for miles
Ah Shelly so very, very proud of all the good work you have done, such an inspiration. Congratulations and I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow. Can’t wait for an update post.
Coris last blog post..Waiting
Wow that’s certainly impressive! Hope that it goes well! I’m sure that they’re going to be very grateful for all of the hard work that you (and everyone else) put in.
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I want to be there sooooooooooooooo bad!!!! Give hugs for me OK???
Just a few more hours….I can’t sleep I’m so excited!!!
We’ve talked about how amazing this project is, how it all came together, but you my dear, are awesome!!I’m just so happy to be a part of your vision!