I bless animals with the same intention as I bless people and situations. I don’t know if they feel “better”, but I do. Animals don’t know what a Blessing is in the human sense of the word. But, I believe they can feel the difference if we are in our hearts not our heads. When […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 5, 2013: Do you bless your meals?
I can remember it was always my Dad you said grace before every evening meal. He would say, “Bless oh Lord, this food to our use and us to thy service and keep us ever mindful of the needs of others”. When we were young girls my parents taught me and my sister the following: […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 4, 2013: Why were you last prompted to bless a person, animal, area or situation?
It seems easy to send a Blessing to another that may be facing a troubling or emotional situation but I forget about myself. If it is a highly charged situation I have little control over, I do find peace following a blessing and if I don’t, I send myself one. It is very comforting to […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 3, 2013: Did you have family traditions or celebrations involving Blessings?
When I was very young, I thought Blessings only revolved around my faith and it was the clergy’s job to Bless. I’d bow my head and receive a Blessing. I loved to be in a church service when a new baby was blessed. I could tap into this incredible feeling of wonder and joy. Many […]
Valentine Blessings February 2, 2013: What does a Blessings mean to you?
Blessings mean different things to different people. For some it is something that revolves around faith but at other times it seems inappropriate to bless. We’ve all greeted another by saying “how you doing” when in fact we really didn’t care about the answer. It was just polite conversation like, saying “bless you” when someone […]
Excellence in Innovation Award
Bless Your Heart was awarded the 2012 Quid Novi (What is new?) award for Excellence in Innovation October 12, 2012. Entries were judged on innovation, originality and market potential, www.quidnovifestival.com. What’s new about Bless Your Heart? The intent, design, presentation and marketing of a truly recognizable expression are new. Take the traditional message and update it […]
Hearts Everywhere You Look
Before I created Bless Your Heart, I never noticed that Southwest Airlines logo included a heart. I flew with them frequently on my Arizona trips. I know, I should have been more observant but it slipped by me. After I created Bless Your Heart, I was returning on Southwest Airlines from a difficult trip to […]