Sheila paid it forward

Don-Mike brought the mail in today & I had a big manila envelope from Sheila Coburn, a cousin. She had posted a blog entry on paying it forward on her blog. The first 3 comments on the entry get a handmade gift from the blogger. I was the first comment on her entry. I copied her entry & posted it on my own blog here as Pay It Forward. I haven't received any comments on my entry, so I guess I won't have to pay anything forward.

The contents of the big manila envelope felt like a book. So I hurriedly ripped it open & it was!!! A blank book!! It's a composition book that has a pretty heart design on the cover & a lovely brass heart on the front. How'd you know I love blank books, Sheila?

This note came with it:

Thanks for playing "pay it forward" on my blog. This will be kind of fun.

I hope you enjoy the little journal/notebook. I am a very avid fan of writitng in a journal. I am not sure that my posterity will ever really enjoy them but I do love to write and I also find it therapeutic!!!

Thanks for playing along.

Love Sheila

I love blank books, but I lose them regularly. I will try very hard to keep track of this one. Thank you very much.

Pay It Forward

I saw this on my Cousin Sheila's blog. This is how it works.....

The first 3 people to leave a comment on this entry will receive a handmade gift from me sometime during this calendar year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch ... You knew there would be, didn't you? Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will pay it forward, creating a handmade gift (anything) for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway! Fun, huh? Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift.

When you receive your gift, blog about it! If you are not one of the first three to comment on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! It's all about paying it forward.