You have things to say and we need to hear them. It could be writing a book or writing a song or writing the ABC’s with your child. It might be dancing on a stage or dancing with your husband in the living room.
Whatever “it” is, we need it. We need your stories and your laughs, your songs and your tears.
We need what you have to offer because only you can share it with the world.
You have a voice and we need you to use it. Your voice is your art, painting grace and listening with love every ordinary day.
It’s in the words you say and the cards you write. It’s the encouragement given through hugs or a knowing look, laughter or chatting over coffee.
You are one person, yes. You have one voice and it may feel small. But you have a gift inside you and it’s called encouragement. And that gift? It’s meant to be shared.
So today let’s all say one small yes. To leaving the laundry and playing a game, to an extra scoop of ice cream, to a Facebook status that shows the real and not a mask, to using our voice for good.
You can tear this world down or build it up by choosing to stay silent or to speak up.
#fmfpartysnailmail was born out of a bunch of us looking for encouragement in our mailboxes. Each week, slipped between a bill or a magazine or a newsletter, is a hand-written note of encouragement, a verse or a reminder that God is always enough. Today I am welcoming my #fmfpartysnailmail friends to this new space and inviting them to link-up some encouragement for us to read. Please feel free to link-up as well, whether you are part of Round Three or not! And then scroll down to enter the DaySpring giveaway, click here to enter the Rhinestone Jesus giveaway, or maybe even look back with me to a January #fmfparty post about encouragement and the beginning of #fmfpartysnailmail.
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Now, how about a DaySpring giveaway?!?
If you win, here are my humble suggestions – some of my favorite items ever have been marked way down! Keep in mind as you shop:
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Lisa Leonard – Have a Fantastic Day – Canvas Tote Bag
Lisa Leonard – Full of Beauty Necklace
Ann Voskamp- God in the Moment – Perpetual Calendar
Holley Gerth – The Day Had Come – 12″ x 12″ Wall Art – White
Don’t forget to use the Boxed Cards code on these!
(in)courage Postcards from God’s Beach House – Encouragement – Set of 20
Lyrics for Life – Our God – 12 Boxed Note Cards
Lyrics for Life – Great Is Thy Faithfulness – 12 Boxed Note Cards
Holley Gerth – All Occasions – 10 Premium Card Assortment
In Your Presence – Mini Notebooks – Set of 3
Grace, Trust, Hope – Mini Notebooks – Set of 3
Faith, Hope & Love – Pocket Notebooks – Set of 3
Faith, Hope & Love – Inspirational Journal
I’m thrilled to be giving away another credit to DaySpring.com (Thank you, Santa Saul!) that can be used for anything on the site! Although I think you’d be crazy not to include a set of Mini Notebooks for $2.47! Seriously – DaySpring knows how to do a sale!
#fmfpartysnailmail DaySpring Giveaway ($25)
Don’t forget to CLICK HERE to enter to win a copy of Rhinestone Jesus by Kristen Welch!
Thanks for this, Kaitlyn! Your new blog is lovely. I’m in round 3, but somehow I missed {or forgot} you were doing this – I was glad to see a tweet from Holly this morning! Have a blessed week!
Thank you for encouraging us all to share! And for the giveaway.
Thanks for the link up and the giveaway! You’re a beautiful encourager, Kaitlyn!
Beautiful new blog! So happy to visit & link up to not only receive encouragement but to also give. Blessings!
Love your new space…so pretty! What a lovely space to read your wonderful words.
Beautiful new space! Our stories are meant to be shared so that others can find hope and healing. So blessed to be here.
I love your new site, Kaitlyn! Yes, a little vulnerability. That’s exactly what we need. Thank you for this lovely reminder that when we let people into our lives, beautiful things happen.
As I wrote my own post, it was your passion for story that inspired me to focus on story as encouragement. Our stories matter, and by opening our lives and sharing them with each other we are being brave and lifting each other up. Thank you for being such an advocate for this! Love you much ♥
These are beautiful words from a beautiful person in a new beautiful home! So thrilled to be a part of all of this…together. Thank you for offering your heart and your words, Kaitlyn. You are a blessing…xoxo, mb
Our ordinary story is made unique by God and He loves when we share ourselves because in turn we are sharing Him. Words do matter and I pray we all are encouraged to share who we are with others. Blessings, Mary!
Love this post about our stories, Kaitlyn. We all have something to share that can encourage one another…even across the miles! Much love, dear girl!
You speak so much truth today! We do all have this thing inside us, this place where encouragement lives. We can either keep it inside, where it fades away into nothingness, or let it free and share it, where its impact is beyond what we would imagine.
Also, I love the new space!