Caterpillar Creations: 2008

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Time To Save Some Money!!!

Hello there~

I hope you had a WONDERFUL Christmas!!!
The New Year is approaching soon...what are your plans?

We are planning our fun early...Fun at Caterpillar Creations Etsy Shop...
We slashed our prices. I marked down all of my listings $25. This savings will continue to the New Year.

I also added a NEW listing...Totally CUSTOM You/We Design Set.

Have a WONDERFUL & SAFE New Year!!!

~~Ann~~

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Love Is In The Air....

Hello there~

We have listed two CUSTOM Valentine's Day set's on Etsy. We want to share some love so if you mention you found my design through my blog I will give you 20% off anything in my Etsy shop.
Just click on one of the picture's and they will take you to my Etsy shop.
This offer ends on Friday December 19th.Have a GREAT day!

~~Ann & Chloe~~
XOXO

Friday, December 12, 2008

Special Moms

Every once in a while I get a special request for this poem...

Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen?

Somehow I visualize God hovering over earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, He instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.

Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child." The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."

"Exactly," smiles God, "Could I give a handicapped child to a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."

"But has she patience?" asks the angel.

"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off, she will handle it."

"I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independence that is so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has his own world. She has to make him live in her world and that's not going to be easy."

"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you." God smiles, "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."

The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?" God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations."

"I will permit her to see clearly the things I see ... ignorance, cruelty, prejudice ... and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."

“And what about her patron saint?” asks the angel, pen poised in midair.

God smiles, “A mirror will suffice.”