Spread the Love for Jaimie

If you've 'hopped' here then you are aware of this tragedy. For those of you that did not 'hop' here, then please take a minute to read this and perhaps you'd like to send Jaimie a card, too.

"On October 4^th, 4 teenagers armed with knives broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone and sleeping inside were a mother and her 11 year old daughter. These 4 boys broke into this home with the intent to rob and kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings."

Our hope is that everyone hopping around today will stop for a moment and think about Jaimie and her father and what life must be like for them now. One moment in time has changed their lives forever. We are asking that everyone reading this message please take a moment to make a card and send it off to Jaimie. You can make something very simple or much more involved, but please share some words of hope and love and let her know that people do care and want the best for her. Please send your card to the address below:

Jaimie Cates
c/o Mont Vernon Fire Station
Main Street
Mont Vernon, NH 03057

Every time I think about this young girl and the horrific thing she went through, I get a knot in my throat. Sometimes this grand world of ours is just so cruel! I made the above card for Jaimie and it will go out in today's mail. I chose her favorite color combination... hot pink and black and I chose this sweet Karate girl image because Karate is something Jaimie likes to do. I hope she is able to keep her enthusiasm for the things in life she loves ... Karate, Skateboarding, biking, Razor rip stick, and snowboarding. If you would like to read more of Jaimie's story, you can go the blog dedicated to her and this card drive and find links in the side-bar.

Please take the time over this next week to hop along to other blogs featuring cards for Jaimie, If you can, please do send her a card. If you can't, that's certainly understandable, too, but please do keep her in your prayers.

If you arrived at my blog from Denise's blog then you are hopping along just fine and your next stop is Crissy's blog. If not, then you can go to Katharina's blog to start at the beginning. Be sure to say hello to everyone along the way. I've always loved how the paper-crafting community comes together in times like these.

(I'm not going to get into the details of this card because that's not the reason for the post. I will acknowledge Mo of Digital Pencil Too for the Karate girl image)