Press On Winners!

I wanted to say thank you to those who participated in the Press On challenge. I was blessed by so many stories - thank you for that!!

Kelly Massicotte sent me this page about what matters most Kelly will be receiving a Cosmo Cricket paper pack. Congrats!

Paige Knudsen sent this in and her journaling is **amazing!
Paige will be receiving a signed
copy of Scrapbooking Your Faith by
Courtney Walsh. Since Paige's journaling
is hidden, I will put it here. It is wonderful
I'm sure you will agree!! I'm proud to call her my friend.

This I know...
This past year has been very challenging for me.
I have dealt with some private medical issues that have left me fearful & anxious.
Fear is what can take over my emotions
It can leave me distracted
It can make me feel overwhelmed
Having lost Gregg to cancer 11 years ago, I am well aware that life is fragile~
that we never know what tomorrow holds.
Since that time, I have tried to never take the “everyday-ness” of a simple day for granted.
Many nights when I have felt afraid, when I have felt my heart start to race
I have tried to quote scripture. Maybe it’s my immaturity Maybe it’s my simple faith
But each time, I simply sing the words in my heart
“Jesus loves me –this I know”
I sing it over & over
I repeat the promises
The promise that the bible does tell me so…the bible is full of promises that
He is with me
He is in control
He knows my heart
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak but He is strong
Yes I am a child of God
I am weak but through my weakness
through my fear
His glory is revealed
Through this weakness His strength will get me through
Jesus loves me-despite my fears-despite my anxious spirit
This I know….

Rita Shimniok sent me a fantastic layout...I loved it, but she now has a good problem - Paper Crafts picked it up, so now I can't show it on my blog. But hey - I thought she should still get a good prize, so Rita will be getting a Daisy Ds paper pack. I'm sure she'll do wonders with it!! Congrats girl!

This layout was sent in to me by Penny Smith. I love it so much! Penny will be receiving a CD by Aaron Keyes. I love this CD - listen to it all the time. :) Since she is too far to visit my church, I felt this was the next best thing! Her journaling was raw. Very healing and therapeutic for her. I had to show it:

Penny's journaling:

"When I think about the Lord, I remember how it is that I came to be in this place. Most people look at a child and see joy. Me too. But it didn't start out that way. It started with a journey to the Lord that had been calling to me all along. A God who despite my sin was calling me home. We adopted a child that did not automatically bring me joy, but through this gift, it was shown to me the existence of a God I had not imagined cared so truly for me.
He brought me more than peace. He brought me back to life. I can never repay a gift so grand, but I can do what I can to glorify a God that cared enough to seek me, care for me, and use me to show others there is joy beyond the pain. And the source of that joy is a God that has know who I am all along, and wanted more for me. Thank you. For Cora, for salvation, for patience, for love, for life.

Last but certainly not least - this was sent in by Laura Fiore and boy did it hit home for me. Laura needed to remind herself that God is in control as her kids are growing up and moving out. Ouch. Laura will be getting
an Audio Adrenaline CD donated from
Jeanette Herdman, of Scrap In Style TV. Woohoo!

Thank you for all these blessings! I think I need to do these more often.

Press on!
Kitty

Comments

[Penny]

Thanks lady!! I'm famous! :)
Well, only if your famous!
Hee, hee!

So very neat!!

[Rita S]

WOW - awesome journaling - I love reading testamonies of other sisters in Christ! Thanks for including the journaling in your blog Kitty.

[AndreaWiebe]

Congratulations Ladies!!! Your layouts are remarkable...love them so much :D

[paige]

i have loved reading everyone's journal & viewing their layouts. i'm so inspired! kitty you should give your self an award too as i LOVED yours!!
thank you thank you friend
xo

[Kelly Jo]

I am so honored to be posted among such beautiful LOs. I enjoyed reading everyone's journaling. We are Truly Blessed!
Thank you, Kitty, for the wonderful challenge.
Have a Great day!

[Betsy Sammarco]

Kitty,
I didn't realize you were confronting health issues. I wish you the best of health very, very soon. You are a strong lady.

betsy sammarco

[Kerri N.]

Kitty,
I will be praying for your health. God is in control!

[nicole]

Thank you for those bits of inspiration. I wish you well! You're in my prayers.