{today, i read on knack's blog that gina drennon from the shop feather your nest lost her husband tragically to a heart attack last week. he was only 39, and they were high school sweethearts married for 16 years with two beautiful children.}
{this is something that really hits home for me...my husband and i have been together for 16 years this year...being high school sweethearts...i can't imagine what she is going through...
it makes me incredibly sad for the family. i wanted to pass this information along...if you can help out in any way...
please read below..this is an email that knack posted on her blog....}
"She quickly decided that she must close her store so she can focus on her family & find a job that will provide a steady salary & benefits that they've now lost. The problem with doing it now is her store is located in a tourist resort & it is currently "off season" which will not begin to even pick up for several months and not fully until late spring/early summer and her store isn't even open in January regardless. Selling as much as possible online as quickly as possible, will certainly help her out.
We've all seen the mountains a group of bloggers can move when we band together. I'm kindly asking that each of you post something on your blog to encourage your readers to shop with her, and/or pass it on to others, tweet it, whatever. Gina does not know I am doing this, she is first very proud and would never ask for help, and dislikes any attention. But she is a generous soul and I have watched her donate goods and money to others in need more often than anyone. I feel helpless watching her struggle from afar & am trying to think of anything I can do to help.
Currently she is trying to get her store back online. She had a friend just delete all the files off the site after his death and when I e-mailed her earlier she was attempting to re-upload all the files and then post notices....hoping to finish within the next 24 hours. She will start out with all merchandise at 25% off site-wide. "
if you'd like to help out...here is the link to her shop....
4 comments:
I'm so happy to help out. Thank you, Dana, for reaching out to Gina through your blog. My prayers are with Gina and her family.
so tragic! 39? wow. i'll definitely check out her shop & keep her and her family in my prayers.
it really is tragic. i went to her store today and purchased some great future gifts. any thing to help.
i got some things, too ... and will go back later in the week to see what else is left. her shop is absolutely a WONDERLAND of good, beautiful things. so that part wasn't hard at all. it just makes me sad to know the reason why we're buying her out. you know? but i'll say a prayer for them every time i see my purchases. :)
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