There are so many people that I need to give thanks to for helping me and my mission with Leah's Hope this past Christmas Season of 2011! If I fail to mention you - please forgive me - you were just as important to the outcome!
THANK YOU!!!!!
GOD - First and foremost for sending the funds and the people needed to help make this Christmas a little more special for some!
Pam & Judy for making all those awesome activity totes for the kids.
Santa Fe Cattle Company - for all the generous gift certificates they provided.
Texas Road House - for all the generous gift certificates that they provided as well.
Zio's Italian Restaurant - for the generous gift certificates they provided too.
Sonic Drive-In - for the free drink tokens.
Sandra Valentine - Thank you for helping raise money for the Wal-mart Gift Cards
To my K-Mart Angel - who paid for my layaway - In return I was able to provide a McDonalds Gift Card for all.
Denise - for helping me raise money with
Celebration Home
Janie - for donating handmade card holders and apron.
Molly & Joan - The Santa Market - in Edmond for giving Leah's Hope a free booth to help raise funds as well as the monetary donations.
Liz - who sent us a Dollar Tree Gift Card for all the stockings.
Pam from AVON in PA - who sent us all those lotions and lip balms.
Redeemer Church - in Shawnee for all the beautiful Handmade Christmas Cards.
Charlie and Marvine Nix - for all the Christmas Ornaments and the Almonds.
My Daughter-in-law, Kailee - for helping me sort and put all these stockings together!
OU Children's Medical Center - for allowing Leah's Hope to provide for these families!
I would also like to thank the many people who helped contribute and made a monetary donation - Everyone made a difference in the success of full-filling this goal!
Looking forward to start the planning for next year! Believe it or not - I started planning this in July of 2011 -
It just dawned on me why the Holiday Season is the most important and sentimental time for me and having the "want" to give back during the Christmas Season! Opening my heart a bit now - Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2009 was the one and only Holiday Season that my family and I got to spend with our little angel, Leah! You never know what tomorrow will bring - life is short - Embrace it!
Many Blessings to all!
Just wanted to give an update - I was able to take a gift basket to a child's parents at the hospital yesterday! This was possible by an accumulation of donations of others. Thank you for the support I have received in this ministry!
I really wanted to share the Thank you note I received after doing the Christmas project for 2011 for the PICU parents of children in the hospital. This note touched my heart a great deal since I really never know how things are perceived when a parent or child receives something from Leah's Hope and this ministry. Just wanna give a Huge Thank you and Virtual Hug to Micheal & Rebecca from Texas!
Ahhhh ... It's Delivery Day - The Christmas Project filled with lots of goodies which include - a Christmas Ornament, Dr. Pepper, Word Puzzle, Almonds, Chocolate, Candy, Lotion, Lip Balm, Christmas Cakes & Wreaths, Russell Stover Chocolates, as well as an envelope filled with a Dinner Gift Certificate, Walmart Gift Card, McDonald's Gift Card, Free Sonic Drink, Free Kids Meals, Free Appetizers, etc.... I think I covered everything! I am so hoping all these parents can use all the goodies they are about to receive! 
Judy and Pam went way beyond what I expected for the kiddos at the hospital! We are hoping these travel activity totes are loved by all the children they are given too! A HUGE Blessing from these two ladies! I can't Thank you enough!!!! 
Whew - This was a challenging project - trying to put "mom & dad" on all the stockings to give to the Hospital ICU parents who have a child in the hospital this time of year. Just wanted to share a picture!
I received a box full of lotions and lip balms from Judy in Pennsylvania, to help fill our Christmas Socks for our Hospital Christmas Project. Thank you so so much for your generosity!
Thank you for all the support we have received from generous donations and the ones who have participated in our fundraiser with Celebrating Home! This will help tremendously fill stockings for Christmas for the parents who have a child in the hospital this Christmas. I know it won't be easy having to be at the hospital during the holidays but I hope this small gesture of a filled stocking of goodies will help a tiny bit to these parents! 
Here are all the stockings I was able to purchase with a Dollar Tree Gift Card from Liz - I am finally getting the post up for those stockings I bought with that card! Thank you so much Liz - I have been having fun decorating them and in the process of that now!
I have another Blessing Basket to deliver to the hospital tomorrow! Hoping this family can use all the contents!
Santa Market coming soon - just a couple short weeks - been trying to put some crafts together for my booth. All proceeds within my booth from this craft show will go directly to benefit our Christmas Stocking project. Please make plans to attend and stop by my booth!
I wanted to share the "Love" and progress I am making with getting these stockings personalized with the words "mom and dad" to put on them. I have been fighting with my machine all evening but good news, I got ONE cut out! LOL!!! Only about 23 to go! Well, it's progress anyway! Here are a couple of pictures of my progress!
Santa Fe Steak House has graciously donated lots of goodies to add to our Christmas Stocking Project for many parents this Holiday Season who has a child in the ICU. A Great BIG Thank you for helping us get closer to our goal of 24 Christmas Stockings to fill! We received 8 Gift Certificates for dinner for 2, valued at $25 each as well as MANY FREE Appetizer coupons plus the Kiddos get to Eat FREE with a coupon as well! Santa Fe in Midwest City, OK - Thank You! 
Delivered a basket to the hospital today with lots of snacks, a blanket, a handmade card with a Wal-Mart gift card inside among other things. 
