With LOVE 2 ALL my FRIENDS

this is for my friends,
for the ones on Etsy....

as many of you know this past year has been hands down the most difficult year of my entire life. hospitals, endless doctor appointments, severe panic, anxiety & depression
this year i have fought harder than i have ever fought before
on many days i had no fight left
it was on these days you were a light
in my darkest of hours.....

your endless, encouraging messages filling up my convo inbox
prayers, thoughts, well wishes
gifts and cards from people in other countries
from people i barely knew, from customers,
from this amazing community we know by it's orange rectangle:)
this community has been my lifeline
on nights where i never found sleep there was ALLLways someone there to write back and forth with.
those of you who shared your own personal struggles, the ones who assured me i would make it through, even though i was all out of hope
you gave it to me
you understood my shop opening and closing, then opening, then closing
you accepted me when i couldn't find it in me to answer a convo for weeks
you believed in me
you held me up when all i felt was down

today was one of the best days i've had in a LONG time
tonight, in my office, reading through your words (yes, i saved them ALL) i couldn't help but feel overwhelming amounts of thankful
"And Now My Heart is FULL"
please know i never would have made it through ANY of this without you- EVERY single one of you.

xox, rachel