About a couple of months ago, my sweet friend, Lindsay, asked if Abby would like to be pen pals with her daughter, Jessica. I passed it by Abby, and without any hesitation, she said, "Yes!" I had told her that when I was her age, I had a pen pal from Auckland, New Zealand and I still have the letters she wrote me. They've exchanged letters back and forth several times already. Just last week, Jessica sent Abby a letter and something special that she put together herself...Abby was so excited!!!
Here she is reading the letter she got from Jessica...all the way from Yorkshire, England!
This is the CD Jessica compiled for Abby with some of her own favorite music. She did such a great job! Abby and I have really enjoyed listening to it...some songs are familiar; others are not, but we love them all! 
Here's a postcard Jessica sent to Abby. We enjoyed looking at the various pictures...and dream of the day when we'll get to see it all in person (our fingers are crossed BIG TIME!). Abby has had such fun getting to know Jessica and learning about life in England, and hopes their friendship continues to grow!
I, also, recently participated in my very first swap...a Valentine's Day Swap! My swap partner was Jackie, whom I met through blogging awhile back. Anyhow, I was so excited to get the package from her! Here's what I got...
Needless to say, the Hershey's kisses were a huge hit...notice I said, "WERE"? Yep, we can't keep chocolate around here very long...GONE IN A FLASH! The swap was a lot of fun...nothing like getting a surprise in the mail, right? I'm going to be particpating in a couple more swaps between this month and next, so I'm looking forward to it!♥Make today a day worth remembering!♥
P.S. You may have seen the news...but, it looks as if Baby Harper gets to go home today! Isn't that wonderful??? She has come so far...thanks to the power of prayer and God's unending mercies! Be sure to check out Kelly's blog for her latest update!
