{"id":843,"date":"2008-05-28T20:09:32","date_gmt":"2008-05-29T00:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=843"},"modified":"2011-10-03T22:02:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T02:02:04","slug":"abundant-blessi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/abundant-blessi\/","title":{"rendered":"abundant blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/05\/28\/blessing1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Blessing1\" alt=\"Blessing1\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/05\/28\/blessing1.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>Meet Susan &amp; Connie.&nbsp; These <span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">two women <\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">are friends, colleagues, moms, volunteers, optimistically active members of our global community and the creators of the Blessing Bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/05\/28\/blessing3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Blessing3\" alt=\"Blessing3\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/05\/28\/blessing3.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">Their business began with a simple holiday gift eight years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">Susan, mom of four children, created the original Blessings Bowl for friends and teachers who had touched her life during the past year.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Starting with beautiful, unique bowls, special paper and ribbon tailored to the bowl and the friend, she wrote poems expressing her gratitude for the special gifts these people had given to her life.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/05\/28\/blessing2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Blessing2\" alt=\"Blessing2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/05\/28\/blessing2.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">And then she asked each recipient to think about and write down the blessings they had in their <em>own<\/em> lives, furthering the spread of awareness and gratitude.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The response from her children\u2019s teachers and many friends convinced her that others in the world wanted to give ~ and receive ~ this kind of gift, also.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Arial\">A blessing bowl is more than just a gift.&nbsp; It&#8217;s an opportunity to express, in your own words, how an important person has impacted your life. 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