Consider the lilies...

Thank you so much for inviting me to join in contributing to a great cause!  My aunt is a survivor of many years now.  She had breast cancer twice, and the cancer spread to almost every other part of her body.  She had four little girls at the time, and it was very scary.

I remember when she lost her hair and started wearing a wig.  She had such a sense of humor about the whole thing that she would yank that wig off all of a sudden and make us laugh!  But she didn't stop there...as I got older, she would yank her shirt up out of nowhere and show me where her breasts used to be before her mastectomy, reminding me to always do my monthly exam.  Whoa!  Funny lady. :)

Anyway, on to what I am going to stitch for the auction.  The small "Fear Not" chart by La D Da came to my mind instantly.  I will post a photo of it when it comes in the mail, but it is three pink lilies and two bluebirds in a garden, and the verse is, "Fear not.  Consider the lilies and how they grow."

It's one of my favorite verses of scripture.  For God to remind us to be at peace, that He is aware of the sparrows and the lilies and, of course, aware of us and our trials and difficulties.  I thought this piece would be perfectly fitting for the cause at hand.  I can't wait to get started!