Close your eyes and breathe that word like a sigh. Water. We really have no clue how fortunate we are to have water at our every turn. It is a beautiful gift we have been given.
(Photo from Haiti...Elcy and Katherine getting water from well on day we built Elcy's house)
There cannot be life or nourishment without this, the most precious of all natural resources.
When Jenny at Crescendoh asked me to design some rubber stamps with all proceeds going to water.org...how could I say no to that?
Help me help Jenny raise awareness and funds to give water (life!). When you purchase a set of the stamps here, all proceeds go directly to water.org.
"What do we live for if not to make
the world less difficult for each other?"
{ george eliot }
you are such a kind & inspiring soul.
blessings to you and your family for a magical 2011
Posted by: sweetmyrtle | 05 January 2011 at 07:13
Such a wonderful cause...so hard to even imagine what it would be like to live without ready access to clean, safe water...let alone, just water. Blessings to you and Jenny for creatively finding a way to share hope, life, and love...just ordered my own set of these whimsically adorable stamps!
Posted by: Sue@MyArtsDesire | 05 January 2011 at 09:58
Oh, girl, how can we say "no" to that? The 2 ladies have smiles on their faces, I'm touched by that. You've turned on my waterworks..
Posted by: Jemellia | 05 January 2011 at 10:50
Rebecca, Thank you so much for all the info you emailed me regarding Haiti. I am more at ease now. It's a good thing you are doing for them and I can't wait to go experience it myself! God bless you! -Alisa
Posted by: Alisa Logue | 05 January 2011 at 16:55
Thank you, Rebecca.
To life,
Jenny
Posted by: Jenny Doh | 05 January 2011 at 19:39
I so often thank God for water....when I am washing my hair, face, taking a bath, or drinking a nice tall glass of water right out of the tap....my husband was so surprised that when I pray I often thank God for water.
Posted by: vickie ann | 06 January 2011 at 14:36
I'm so glad that you're able to use your gifts to bless others! I just bought my stamps : )
Had lunch with a friend today who is involved, and her and her husband were able to teach locals how to weld and build frames for their wells!
Posted by: becky | 07 January 2011 at 23:12
Hello Rebecca,
These are a wonderful way for any one of us to help with one of the most pressing problems in the world. WATER. We have sponsored several World Vision children for the past 21 years and this past November while we were in Sri Lanka, we were able to meet Mahoshani and see what our sponsorship has meant for her, her family and village. Water and sanitation as well as growing their own food are just some basic needs being met..it was so humbling to see how each one of us can make a difference in our own way. 80% of Sri Lankans are buddhits and show such grace. Thank you for giving us a way to help. You continue to inspire such love and grace.
Ox
Posted by: Dagmar Leuenberger-Swift | 08 January 2011 at 09:37
I was struck so deeply with the difference in how water is viewed in America compared to the rest of the world when we were watching Last Comic Standing last year. One of them said in his bit, "We have so much water in America that we have water parks and play in it" while so many people don't have any to drink. That changed the way I think about using more than I need!
Posted by: Karen | 08 January 2011 at 23:00