I wish to thank everyone for their enormous outpouring of love and prayers for myself and my family since my sister's passing on Wednesday.?  I want you all to know that you have touched my heart.?  You are all my family, each and everyone one of you and I am so proud of my Storytime Tapestry members.?  I don't know what I would do with out you.?  You are my rock and my anchor through these troubled times.? 

I have been sleeping alot lately, only up for a few hours and back to bed again.?  My body just seems to need that rest.?  I am coping as best that I can, but I am truly happy that my sister is no longer in agony.?  She is pain-free and is at peace with her maker.?  She will always be my guardian angel, I have no doubt of that.

Your emails for condolenses will all be published in the newsletter.?  But as I said before the newsletter is published well in advance now, and I do not have the strength to redo them.?  So if you do not see them in the short run, please be patient with me, they will appear around the 7th of February, there are way too many so I publish so many at a time.?  I love you all, and it is not my intention to slight anyone who has poured out their love for me.? 

I am slow at reading emails, I am a day behind, which translates to about 200 emails behind, but please do not stop sending them as usual, my newsletter and your love is what is keeping me together right now.

And on that note I will say, the Valentines Contest is still on.?  Please remember to send in your contest entrants, three per person - maximum, and nothing that has been published in Storytime Tapestry before.?  It may be published elsewhere just no repeats for Storytime. The theme is love.?  Love of anything, boyfriend, husband, first love, last love, children, animals, nature, God, the universe, love of your job, valentines day its self, love, love, love.

These stories can be fiction or non fiction, no real limit, but don't send me a novel.?  Just your heartfelt story that is full of love.

Love will help me heal at this time in my life as it will for my membership as well.

Once again thank you for all you have done for me, my membership, my friends.

Carol